Multi-site cluster with different connections
Hello,At the moment we have a sql 2014 cluster in one datacenter where all of our customers connect toIn the near future we are going to expand to a second datacenter and we want to move 1 node to this...
View ArticleUnable to validate Server 2012 Failover Cluster - Node communication problem.
I thought I had posted this, but the system appears to have eaten it. I will try again.I am setting up a 2-node Server 2012 Failover Cluster. I have installed the tools on each server, and I have...
View ArticleHelp in creating first Windows Failover Cluster
This is my first attempt in creating a failover cluster. I've followed the instructions on "Failover Cluster Step-by-Step Guide: Configuring Accounts in Active Directory" along with the required ports....
View ArticleOption "Continuous Availability" on File Share on 2012 R2 "General Use" File...
Have a "General Use" Fileserver clustered on two 2012 R2 Cluster Nodes. When creating file shares in the failover cluster manager, I have the option to tick "Continuous Availability" in the settings of...
View ArticleWindows NLB - Multicast
Hi, I configured windows NLB in multicast mode and gave the MAC to network team for adding a static ARP entry in switches, i am wondering whether this MAC id is dynamic or it will stay the same untill...
View ArticleAdd Node to Cluster - Keyset does not exist
Hi, I am trying to add third node to a Windows 2012 fail over cluster, but gets the following error.The server 'DR.domain.com' could not be added to the cluster. An error occurred while adding node...
View ArticleClustered Task giving RPC Server unavailable error
Hi everyone, I have a clustered environment with SQL AlwaysOn. When I try to create a clustered task using powershell using this command, I get an error Register-ClusteredScheduledTask : The RPC...
View ArticleSome or all CSVs will Fail Only on the Weekends. They work just fine during...
Good afternoon,There is a problem which I have noticed only occurs during the weekends. The problem: All or just some CSVs go into the offline state only on the weekends and this of course brings down...
View ArticleSharepoint Website responding very slow, using windows server 2012 Network...
Hello Team,Greetings for the day!I have 2 Windows server 2012, with Network Load Balancing role enabled on it, on both the server sharepoint 2010 R2 (Sharepoint Farm) is installed. I have enabled...
View ArticleFail to bring file server role online
I have add the file server role on the cluster(server 2012). But cannot bring it online. I have the following error.Event ID 1254, 1205, 1069Event ID 1069The cluster service failed to bring clustered...
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Definitive answer needed please - Validating Clustered Storage??
Hi,I am struggling to find a definitive answer as to how I can safely validate a windows server 2012 hyper-v failover cluster. The cluster passes all non-storage validation tests, but I need to run a...
View Articlevms on the cluster are not booting
Dear all,I have a 2-nodes cluster hosting 8 VMs connected to a QNAP TS-421U storage.I don´t know what happened but i got call telling me that all vms were down. I connected there and was true, all the...
View ArticleHyper-V Cluster 2012R2- I can see VM which are Offline using Get-VM after...
HiI use Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012R2 (so without GUI) for all two nodes in cluster.I've got problem with manage VM after shuting down Hyper-V cluster (all nodes down) and turning it on.When I turn...
View ArticleCluster Shared Volume X has entered a paused stated because of '(c00000)9d).
We have two Hyper V 2012 R2 (HVHOST 1 and 2) servers both with Server 2012 R2. These servers communicate via ISCI over a Dell switch to a MD3200i. All the VM's live on a single CSV virtual disk.At...
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Storage Spaces turn into Clustered Storage Spaces when creating WFOC, but...
Hi everybody and thank you in advance. Environment:I have 2 separate servers (physical) each running Windows Server 2012 R2.Each one having its own local storage attached via DAS using HBAs (SATA SSD...
View ArticleUnable to create AG Listener with public load balancer
Hi everyone, I'm following this link to setup a public load balancer with an AG Listener. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn425027.aspxHowever, when I run this script, I'm getting an...
View ArticleMore cluster NIC configurations...
Below are the NIC configurations for HV & SOFS nodes.Hyper-V Cluster Nodes2 x Production - allow cluster comms, with client access4 x SMB - do not allow cluster comms2 x Heartbeat/Cluster/Live...
View ArticleScript running against Management node instead of SQL Resource name
We have a 2 node W2k8R2 Cluster. A 2008r2 SQL cluster. SCOM 2012 R2 agent is installed on the Nodes.A SCOM DiscoverSQL2008DBEngineDiscovery.vbs script runs every 4 hours. Problem is the instance and DB...
View ArticleProgrammatically get Cluster Resource dependencies (WMI)
BLOT: I need to programmatically locate the dependencies of a cluster resource, specifally the "AND/OR" criterion.Hi. I am familiar with the WMI class "MSCluster_ResourceToDependentResource" which will...
View ArticleNew Hyper-V Infrastructure Advice
Hi All! I am a (mechanical) engineer with a small contact engineering firm who has, unfortunately, become the defacto CTO for our merry band. We have 10 engineers in house and 3-5 outside. This is...
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