MSSQLServerADHelper Service

I noticed on both nodes in my 2 node cluster the MSSQLServerADHelper service
was not started and set to manual. Is there a reason why this isnt started?
Is it safe to start and set to Automatic on both nodes?
Thanks,
JBaileyHere you can read about MSSQLServerADHelper here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/architec/8_ar_cs_9mhx.asp
Regards
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> I noticed on both nodes in my 2 node cluster the MSSQLServerADHelper
service
> was not started and set to manual. Is there a reason why this isnt
started?
> Is it safe to start and set to Automatic on both nodes?
> Thanks,
> JBailey
>|||"JBailey" <abc@.123.com> wrote in message
news:uWZv$$8nDHA.488@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I noticed on both nodes in my 2 node cluster the MSSQLServerADHelper
service
> was not started and set to manual. Is there a reason why this isnt
started?
> Is it safe to start and set to Automatic on both nodes?
>
My understanding is this is only needed if you want to register your SQL
Server instance in Active Directory. It's not needed for your cluster...
from books online (see BOL for more information0:
The MSSQLServerADHelper service performs two functions:
a.. It adds and removes the objects used to register instances of
Microsoft® SQL ServerT 2000 relational database engine or Analysis server in
the Microsoft Windows® 2000 Active DirectoryT.
b.. It ensures that the Windows account under which a SQL Server service
is running has permissions to update all of the Active Directory objects for
the instance, as well as any replication publications and databases for that
instance.
Steve