I need to rebuild master in order to change collation. I am happy with the procedure on a non-clustered instance but I'm not quite sure about a clustered instance. My question is: how do I reapply service packs after the rebuild? Normally, with a cluster, I apply the service packs to non-running nodes and the service pack is actually implemented when the instance is failed over to one of the updated nodes. But after rebuilding master, presumably, the non-running nodes will still be patched. So, do I just failover the instance to any other node and then re-apply service packs to the node just vacated?
Paul Ross DBA Redrow Homes