Help with disk performance.
Hi,I have a Windows 2003 Failover cluster for file sharing. It consists of two nodes and is connected to a fiber channel SCSI array.We are planning to migrate it to a Windows 2012 R2 cluster, with...
View ArticleDynamic VHDX on SOFS cluster corruption
I am hoping someone can shed some light on a issue we have in production with dynamic vhdx filtes housed on SOFS. Every once in a while, a dynamically expanding vhdx just refuses to mount - causing a...
View Articlemultiple file server resources - how to?
hi forums,we have a windows server 2008 r2 based failover cluster that provides a file server to a customer. currently all fibre channel attached luns are in one file share resource (like shown here...
View ArticleFailover Cluster Manager not showing any clusters?
I wanted to post this in case anyone else ever runs into this problem as I couldn't seem to find this solution anywhere else. I have a Server 2008 R2 cluster with 2 nodes. When I launched Failover...
View ArticleRemote site IP address not online - multi subnet failover cluster
HI..I have configured multi subnet failover cluster in virtual HV machine for SQL Server 2012 alwayon featuresOS: windows server 2012 standard edition.FSW: file share witness created in primary...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 - Fileserver cluster file indexing
HiIs it possible to setup file indexing/windows search on a Windows 2012 R2 fileserver cluster? Is it cluster aware?I have read some old posts that indexing is not cluster aware. Not sure if that is...
View ArticleUnable to configure iSCSI Role for Cluster
Hi, I have run into a bit of an issue with my failover cluster configuration for a 2 node cluster consisting of Windows2012R2. When I try to configure the role for an iSCSI Target Server I am unable...
View ArticleCluster service down becaus domain controller down
i built domain controller just for cluster service now the domain controller server down and cluster wont to run can i let cluster working again what happen with cashing?
View ArticleUse a shared vhdx as shared drive
Hi, I have a Windows Cluster made up of two nodes connected via SAS to a storage array. I have two virtual machines configured with their hard disks (vhdx) on the shared storage. They are up and...
View ArticleDR scenario for "all nodes loss" in WSFC 2012
Hello,I have the following configuration:Two-node Windows 2012 R2 WSFC cluster. Nodes realized as VMs in VMware, shared disks realized as shared VMDK's on a shared bus. FileServer and MSSQL roles...
View ArticleHow many license I need here?
in this env we have: 1. Two Hyper-V 2012 R2 Server (free version as I understand), and clustered. And Server Spec: 2 processor total 16 cores) 2. 10 VMs (with W2K12R2 std OS) 3. 1 SCVMM server. May I...
View ArticleUnderstand Cluster Client Communication
I'm trying to understand the flow of traffic on a Windows 2012 R2 cluster. I have a cluster name object with an IP address for a two node cluster. When configuring firewall rules from client to...
View ArticleFailover file sharing with 3rd party clustered filesystem
Hello,I'm a unix guy who is new to clustering with Windows. I have two Windows 2012 servers that have the StorNext clustered filesystem mounted as drives on each. I was hoping to use the Windows 2012...
View ArticleWindows Failover Clustering - Configure Generic Application (App: SilverShield)
Hi AllCurrently I have a failover clustering configured containing 2 disks and both onlineI'm in a process of testing failover with a specific app named SilverShield for SFTPI've added the app as...
View ArticleAdvice on File Server VM Cluster on top of Scaled out File Server Cluster Setup
HI, I currently have a general file server cluster setup with 4 x (Dell R620) nodes and 1 x (Dell PowerVault MD 3420) DAS Storage. Everything works as intended, fail over, performance etc. However the...
View ArticleNeed help to remove a role from a Server 2012 R2 Cluster
Morning AllI'm stuck and its my own fault :(I have setup a 4 node cluster and configured a test VM role and allocated it a CSV drive.I have then decided the CSV needed re-configuring from RAID 5 to...
View ArticleWhat is the best Quorum mode?
Dears,I have basic questions and I hope expert implementers can help me in this: What is the best Quorum mode?? and can I use it with any service and multisite clustering?ThanksRegards
View Articleit possible to configure Windows 2012 r3 fail-over cluster without Domain or...
Is it possible to configure Windows fail-over cluster without Domain or AD ?? We having two standalone windows 2012 r2 servers are located in data-center which are not member of AD or Domain group. We...
View Articlenetft.sys is the cause for the bugchk blue screen on the server Windows 2008...
Hiwe have the server geting rebooted by a bugchk error for netft.sysPlease let me know if we have any fix for this issue. i am not sure wht is causing the issue on the serverthe server is windows 2008...
View Articlecluster quorum
Hi I am basic conspcet of clusters like what is difference between odd and even Cluster, types of quorum which secanrio used each quorum settings, it is possible to change quorum types after Cluster...
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