# clusterdetect() - M.Keranen (mksql@yahoo.com) [11/24/2003] # ---------------------------------------------------------- # Detect the presence of a clustered MS SQL Server virtual instance, # and return the proper SQL Server network name of the server from _winreg import * def clusterdetect(server): try: rReg = ConnectRegistry(target,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) except: print "Unable to connect to registry on server %s" % (server) sys.exit() else: key = "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SQL Server\\" + server + "\\Cluster" try: rKey = OpenKey(rReg, key) except: clustername = server else: try: clustername = QueryValueEx(rKey,"ClusterName")[0] except: clustername = string.lower(server) print "* No ClusterName key defined in registry on server %s" % (server) else: clustername = string.lower("%s\\%s" % (server,clustername)) print "Cluster detected: %s" % (clustername) CloseKey(rKey) CloseKey(rReg) return clustername