AlwaysOn Cluster reboot due to file share witness unavailability
Hi Team,Anyone came across this scenario in AlwaysOn Availability Group (two node), file share witness times out and RHS terminate and cause the cluster node to reboot. File share witness is for...
View ArticleFailed Cluster Validation Wizard - Active Directory
Hi All,I have a problem creating a cluster that has just got me stumped.I've created two other clusters at two other sites with exact same hardware and configuration. All worked fine at those...
View Article2012 NLB Best Practice (Single vs Multiple NICs)?
Our environment has used an NLB configuration with two NICs for years. One NIC for the host itself and one for the NLB. We have also been running the NLB in multicast mode. Starting with 2008, we...
View Articlehow to enable the CSV vss shadow copy
2012r2 cluster, i found witness disk properties i can enable shadow copy, but when i switch the CSV properties disk i can not see this option, does the cluster CSV support the shadow ?
View Article2012r2 cluster create err
i select a exist vhd on CSV and attach to a vm, but vm can not be created amn show this errorThere was a failure configuring the virtual machine role for 'test'. There was an error retrieving the...
View ArticleFailed to put node in node maintenance mode. Details:...
CAU was working for some time (I was really surprised that it did actually work without any hitch, being it MS product...)But it is back to its old tricks:Failed to put node VHOST01 in node maintenance...
View ArticleCAU Cluster Role problem
HiI've got problem with run CAU on my Hyper-V cluster. It's look like one cluster resource is missing.get-CauClusterRole -ClusterName thvc1get-CauClusterRole : Could not get the state of resource...
View Articlequorum failure scenario question
Hello TechNet friends,I have a scenario that happened yesterday that leaves me stumped and I am not sure in which direction to go.2-node active/passive 2008R2 file cluster (Node 1 & Node 2)Nodes...
View Article2012 R2 CAU keeps installing the same update.
I am trying to CAU a 12 node cluster with WIN2012R2.CAU keeps installing the same update on same node for several KB2461484.I tried several times to update the same node through CAU and windows Update...
View ArticleFile copy speeds to CSV vs non-CSV
I'm working on bringing up a 2012 R2 cluster and doing a basic test. In this cluster, I have two adapters for iSCSI traffic, one for network traffic, and one for the heartbeat. Cluster node has all...
View Articlewhat you guys use for production vm storage?
i mean explicitly not labs / homes but something you roll in the office you don't own yourself :) would you put into production some free solution with allowed commercial use (no eula violation! ) but...
View ArticleWitness Client failed to Register
I have a recently built pair of W2012 R2 servers with all of the applicable updates applied via WSUS. They are clustered servers but are not using shared storage. Instead they are using Vision...
View ArticleSome clients don't connect to clustered file server when moving role.
Hi guys, I have a two (virtual) server cluster which has a File Server role installed on it. The cluster passes the validation in all areas. For a long time I believed I had set it up incorrectly...
View ArticleBitlocker protected cluster disks fail to mount
HelloI am trying to Bitlocker protect some CSVs.I am following the instructions here:https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/dn383585.aspxI can format and prepare the disk, and enable Bitlocker...
View Articlems-cluster-net 3343 package showing on LAN network
Hi All,On My Exchange 2013 environment on DAG failover cluster i have a little problem with package showing on LAN network.Exchange is a VM on hyper-v host.Hyper-V host have directly connected network...
View ArticleSwitching Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Full to Core Edition after HyperV...
Hello There,I am building two node HyperV Windows 2012 R2 Datacenter Full edition cluster but after the cluster is ready and functional i want to switch from Full Edition to Core Edition.Please...
View ArticleNLB cluster in HyperV
Hi guys, i have a client with an interesting problem. They currently have two 2008 R2 machines running i hyper-V performing load balancing for exchange 2010 cas. Each machine has its own physical NIC,...
View ArticleEvent ID 21502 - VM restore failed after failing over
Hi,I have a 2 node windows 2008 Datacenter R2 +sp1 failover cluster, the VHDs are located on a CSV.I rebooted one node of the cluster, so all VMs failed over to node2... except 1. It gave me this...
View ArticleTechies, Ways to find LUN IDs Windows 2012
Hi Guys,I'm able to get the LUN ID for 2008 servers via FCINFO & registry. Can anyone tell me how do we find the LUN ID for Windows 2012 servers?
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