SQL Server Cluster: There is no SQL Server failover cluster available to join I have set up a SQL Server 2016 Standard cluster (Cluster-SQL) on node 1 (Cluster-Node-1) which is appearing in Windows Failover Cluster manager without issue.

When I attempt to add a second node (Cluster-Node-2) to this cluster and I reach the Cluster Node Configuration, there is no SQL Server instance name listed or available from the drop down.



My Net Admins are at a loss on this and I'm an accidental DBA from a programming background so any suggestions as to what to look for would be appreciated.

To date, we have disabled firewalls on both nodes of the cluster. The SPN's have been set up and I can access the SQL Cluster, Cluster-SQL using SSMS from both nodes.

Any other options to try that are obvious to more experienced DBA's?

Regards,
Brian
Sql Server account has to be the same on both machines, it should be Domain account ( not local user). It should have particular rights in domain, at least during installation, and it should be local administrator.
SQL server browser service should work.
You should not mess with reporting services nor "install all" option, because it may lead to slightly harder configurations scenario. It is better to focus on bare database engine services installation, and after add what you want.