Running the agent in a cluster environment

WindowsYou can configure the Microsoft SQL Server agent in a cluster environment. Multiple instances of the Microsoft SQL Server and the Microsoft SQL Server agent can run on a single node.

After you install and configure the Microsoft SQL Server agent, complete the following tasks to run the agent in a cluster environment:
  • Add environment variables
  • Change the startup type of the agent service and the collector service
  • Add the agent and the collector to the cluster environment
You can set up a cluster environment for the following versions of the Microsoft SQL Server:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017
Important: On Windows systems, the agent must be installed in the same directory where the OS agent is installed. Install the agent on the nodes system disk of each cluster node.