2003 to 2008r2 mscs file server migration
Hi All,I am in the process of migrating a 2 node 2003 file server cluster to 2008r2 and ultimately to 2012.Where I run into problems is with the shared folders. With the 2003 cluster we have many...
View ArticleHA and Mirrored disk.
Hello. So I have a simple HA fileserver setup which is currently backed by a pair of iSCSI devices. Straight forward and simple, the disks aren't part of a pool, simply just an iSCSI connected...
View ArticleClustering with only one VLAN
Ran across and interesting situation. 4 node 2012 R2 Hyper-V cluster. The cluster uses a direct connection to shared storage so there is no network needed for that. There are two subnets: one for...
View ArticleKB3093571 doesn't do what it was originally stated to do and now KB looks...
I downloaded Hotfix KB3093571 last week hoping to gain the ability to replicate VMs that were utilizing shared VHDX. After installing the hotfix I still receive an error message via Failover Cluster...
View Article2012 NLB (multicast) times out after several minutes
Hi All, We have two 2012 servers that are a part of an NLB cluster using multicast. We are using Cisco networking equipment. Each VMware VM has a single NIC configured.We are finding that after a few...
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Rename a WS2012 R2 Hyper-V Cluster
I'm trying to rename my cluster via the GUI. Its not in production so I decided to see if it would 'just work' and it doesn't. I've rebooted both cluster nodes and still this happens when I try to...
View ArticleFile Share Witness stays offline - Windows Server 2012 R2
We had some network issues and a few clusters lost communication with their File Share Witness. The strange part is that the file share witness remained offline. I can manually bring them online, and...
View ArticleHyper-V Error
Hi,I got a lot of errors in Hyper-V Cluster. Please help.Event ID: 1254Clustered role 'Archibus' has exceeded its failover threshold. It has exhausted the configured number of failover attempts within...
View ArticleClustered role 'Cluster Group' has exceeded its failover threshold.
Hello.I’m hoping to get some help with a cluster issue I’m having using Windows Storage Server 2012.When the cluster is created my Cluster Core Resources are all happy and online.I can more the Cluster...
View ArticleProduction Client Access Point of SQL instance is updated with Backup IP and...
Hi All, I have a Two Node widows 2012 Enterprise Fail over cluster with one SQL 2008 R2 instanceThere are three networks configured in the cluster 1. Production2. Backup3. HeartbeatSQL instance is...
View ArticleNLB IIS, The Page Can not Be displayed when website on Server1 stop.
Have good day !I have the case.I have two server: Server1(IP is 172.16.5.17) and Server2(IP is 172.16.5.23). Two servers are VM, using Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise with the following details. Each Server...
View ArticleRunning a Clustered Scheduled Task as a user
Hi all,Can anyone tell me if it's possible to run a clustered scheduled task as a different user, like I can with normal scheduled tasks? From Powershell i'd specify a -Principal object with a normal...
View ArticleCluster does not fail over after 4 service failures - 2012 R2
I'm having an issue with a new failover cluster that I just created where I can kill the clustered service 4 times through the task manager (or simulate failure) and the service and role are then...
View ArticleHow to move CSV to another Cluster
The previous IT company setup a Scale Out File Cluster within the main Hyper-V 2012 R2 Cluster. The File Cluster has a CSV share that we would like to move to a new CSV on the main Cluster. We would...
View ArticleData copy using robocoy
Experts,I have a 2 node SQL VM cluster which needs to be migrated to a new hardware on another datacenter.Site 1 :2 node windows 2008 R2 having 8 shared RDM's2 Instances of SQL 2008 R2Site 2 :VM...
View ArticleW2008 R2 SP1 - Add node validate cluster - losing disk tru event 1568
We had a problem adding a third node to our existing cluster with a communication time out. Therefor we choose to update the servers and try with the latest up-to-date fix levels.When validating the...
View ArticleUnable to create Windows 2008 Failover Cluster
Hi,I have SAN storage disk mapped to 2 host servers and i have 2 vm's running in each host servers.am trying to configure Windows failover cluster in the VM's.So i mapped the SAN disk to VM's via SCSI...
View Articledisk failover works only in one direction winserver 2012R2
I have been banging my head against the wall trying to figure this out...I have a cluster with WS2012R2 The cluster is on 2 HP DL360 G7 all latest rom drivers etc..Connection to the disks is via emulex...
View ArticleSERVER 2012 FAILOVER CLUSTER – HYPER-V – MPIO for Dell SAS SAN Configuration
I have a Server 2012 Failover Cluster for Virtual Machines configured and seems to be working fine when testing failovers, etc. This is on two hosts.My backend SAN is a Dell MD3200 SAN (firmware fully...
View ArticleHow to upgrade hardware on Hyper-v cluster nodes
I have a Windows 2012 R2 cluster with four nodes running Hyper-v. I would like to upgrade the four nodes to new hardware. Can I remove a node from the cluster, rebuild the server on new hardware and...
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