Failover Cluster Manager tells me Failover Clustering feature is not installed?
HelloI went in the Server Manager to create a Cluster in the Failover Cluster Manager but I get an error on the two servers I need it to be installed on:"The computer 'CompName' does not have the...
View ArticleCSV in redirected access on one node...
Hi,We have 3 node cluster and 3 CSV. Now I am able to move the CSV to other 2 nodes and they are coming online without any problem. On 1 specific node all the CSV's will always come online in redirect...
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Help! Single Node using all of its memory on Server 2012 Cluster
I have two Server 2012 Nodes (Dell R620s) running a Hyper-V Cluster using CSVs on a Dell PS4100 SAN.Each Node has 256GB of Memory, and currently each node only runs two Virtual Machines with Assigned...
View ArticleCluster IP Address configuration
Hello,I have just configure Two Nodes windows Server 2012 Failover clustering.First Host IP Address : 192.168.100.1Second Host IP Address : 192.168.100.2Cluster IP Address : 192.168.100.210In normal...
View ArticleMultiple iSCSI Connections to SAN Controller
AllMy SAN has 8 available Ethernet ports - 4 per controller.My 3 Hyper-V hosts will access the SAN via a switch.Should I utilise all 8 available Ethernet ports on the SAN?Using all 8 available...
View ArticleAffordable iSCSI or JBOD solutions for personal lab environment
I am looking for an affordable solution for my personal lab that will enable me to play with Hyper-V Failover Clusters. I have looked at iSCSI and JBOD solutions but they were all way out of my price...
View ArticleReverting PaxosTag to normal
On a node majority cluster running Win 2008R2 64 bit, the Paxos tag format was changed after this cluster was started with force quorum. Now the nodes are all up & the cluster service has been...
View ArticleDynamic storage resource does not work as expected in windows 2012 failover...
Hi All,I have registered a new storage class resource using "Add-ClusterResourceType" PS cmdlets for windows server 2012 failover cluster. After creating a new Role and adding that resource through...
View ArticleHow to Change Share Name of drive in cluster available storage disk
Hi, Can anyone tell me about the sharename changing in a Cluster available storageplease see the scenario i did Created 2 Win2k8 R2 Srv and enabled cluster named CLUTEST its IP is 10.10.0.250 ( Cluster...
View Articlec:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\unidrvui.dll
Damaged or not designed to runtry installing the program again using the original installation media or contact software vendor for supportI was trying to view USMC Parris Island Gift Shop Online...
View ArticleSteps for moving Server 2008 witness disk to new LUN?
I've recently set up a new SAN and I would like to start moving my existing cluster volumes over to the new SAN. I'm assuming I should start with the witness disk? Can anyone tell me the correct...
View Articlewindows cluster problem :Error in validation. The Argument is null or empty...
Windows 2008 Cluster Error: Error in validation. The Argument is null or empty String Prameter name.the domain name is mscs.comtwo node clusterthe OS is windows server 2008 R2 enterprise 7600this error...
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SQL 2012 Failover Cluster - unable to start because of 'Network Name' failed.
Hi all, Running a 2012R2 Failover Cluster with SQL 2012. I'm unable to start the SQL 2012 Cluster Role because of the following error;Log Name: System Source:...
View ArticleCSV allocation unit size recommendation
Is there recommended allocation unit size for volumes that are being used as CSVs (be it for 2008 R2 Hyper-V clusters or 2012 clusters)?I haven't found any figures in MS documentation.Thanks in advance
View ArticleRecurring 1196 - DNS timeout
I recently inherited a Server 2012 cluster and the event log shows 1196 errors about every 20-30 minutes going back for months. The error says "failed registration of one or more associated DNS...
View ArticleCreating a new Cluster failed with "An error occurred while creating the...
Hi,We have 2 Windows server 2012 Datacenter edition with 4 NIC, I am trying to configure windows cluster and validation test passed successfully.the 2 servers are connected to storage with fiber....
View ArticleVMs Fail Randomly on 2012 Cluster
Our 2-node Server 2012 Hyper-V cluster is having an issue where VMs seem to randomly fail for no apparent reason. We are using Dell R900s with a MD3200i SAN and we have separate networks for iSCSI and...
View ArticleVSS copies lost between nodes?
In testing a 2012 F/O Cluster, it seems that Volume Shadow copies are often lost on a disc if it fails between nodes (or even possibly, if dedup runs)? i.e. Windows 2012 cluster, LUNs mounted with VSS...
View ArticleSATA Drives in a Failover Cluster
I have shared storage that is part SAS and part SATA. Will this work in a Failover cluster?Michael T. Glenn
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SQL 2012 Availability Group add nodes
Hi,I have setup SQL Server 2012 Availability Group with 1 Node. Issue is that Node Disk is being showed in Disk resource. When i try to add second node then Disk from second node remove from ServerB...
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