I installed SQL Server 2008 R2 x64 (slipstreamed with SP3) onto one 'node' in Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter. That worked mostly ok, except it won't start as clustered. I checked ALL of the users and passwords in services and they are all DOMAIN ones (for Agent, SQL Server, Analysis) and start up as standalone.
Tried to do "Add a Failkover Cluster Node" on other node, and on the Service Accounts page SQL Server Agent account name is entirely blank.
When I try to ENTER the passwords, it says :
The credentials you provided for the SQL Server Agent service are invalid...
Same for Analysis service.
For SQL Server service it says the specificed credentials are not valid.
I can't change the SQL Server Agent account name, which is entirely blank.
And I cannot get beyond this.