Hi,
I recently added new SQL 2008 R2 instances to a couple of production systems. To do so, I ended up using the original slipstream media that was used to do the first SQL install. (I still had the media on a file share.) The PowerShell script that handled the install was much the same as the original install, but specified a different instance name. Then I ran the patches to bring the new instance up to the version of the other instances.
I could not use a more recent slipstream (at the same level of the other existing instances) to add the new instance. I could not even run a discovery report with the new media. I just noticed the PID value in the DefaultSetup.ini file was not the same in the media of the two slipstreams. The error:
An error occurred during the SQL Server 2008 R2 Setup operation.
Error result: -2067529698
Result facility code: 1220
Result error code: 30
Anyway, with this in mind, how should I be handling adding or removing features on an existing system via script? Do I need to retain the original media used to do the first install? Should it work with more recent slipstream media? Is is safe to include common features even if adding a new instance? Perhaps I should specify the PID in script to insure it is the same as the original install? If I leave the PID out, will it default to the one already used?
Thanks.
Randy in Marin
