Failover cluster cannot upgrade functional level
Attempting to do a rolling upgrade of a Windows Server 2012 R2 cluster to 2016. Our first test cluster upgraded fine. This one is failing. I've highlighted to lines from get-cluster that are...
View ArticleStorage Spaces Direct Windows Server 2016 Lab Testing physical disks issue
alright folks , first of all thanks for the help if i get a answer.we are always on the look to test out some new stuff and this time we want to test Storage Spaces Direct,in case it proves to be good...
View ArticleSAN Zoning for a Hyper-V Cluster
Best Practice for a FC SAN Zone has always been one Iniator Port and one Target Port per Zone. This insures that communication between the Server and Storage remain "clean" and also makes...
View ArticleHeartbeat Network for Cluster and Clustering Failure time question
Hello,Do I still need a heart beat network? Is it suppose to connect from Node A to Node B? Below is our configuration below:EMC SAN connected to Cisco SwitchNode A:Hyper-V 2012 R2Clustering enabled4-...
View ArticleFailover Cluster Manager v10 (Windows 10 Ent) - Cluster Version Not Supported
We are running a 2012 Hyper-V cluster managed primarily by SCVMM 2012 R2 and as a backup Failover Cluster Manager.I have installed Windows 10 RSAT (WindowsTH-KB2693643-x64.msu) and been testing I can...
View ArticleWindows Failover Cluster (Errors retrieving file shares)
I'm having an issue with Windows Failover Cluster with a Windows Server 2012 R2 machine. I have two cluster nodes (nodeA and nodeB). My issue is that when nodeA is the owner node, and I open failover...
View ArticleOne Node in DR shown as Down status and network unavailable
Hi Team, I have Windows Cluster with 3 nodes . Plan is to configure AG between Primary and DR datacenter. Node from DR site is showing as down status in cluster manager with all its network interfaces...
View ArticlePossible problems with Destroying a File Server cluster?
I have a 2008R2 file server cluster that is extremely critical. It is actually running 2008R2 Storage server with SIS and Microsoft recommends re-inflating the volumes before moving to a new cluster....
View ArticleEnable-ClusterS2D reports "No disks with supported bus types found to be used...
I'm working on a stretch cluster configuration as described athttps://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/storage/storage-replica/stretch-cluster-replication-using-shared-storage .I got as...
View ArticleQuorum witness failed in cluster
How the cluster/AOAG will work if disk witness/file share witness failed.How to retrieve the cluster back?
View Articleadd 3rd Node to Hyper-v cluster
I have a Windows 2012 Hyper-V Cluster with 2 Nodes. They have a connecting to SAN via FC and have 3 disk - Qourum and 2 CSV. I'm connected 3rd node to san and domain, install hyper-v role, updates,...
View ArticleFile share witness folder
Hi,we have created the cluster with file share witness. Where can I find a file Witness.log which contains the membership information for the Cluster?I tried to check at C:\cluster storage. But this...
View ArticleCluster Core Resources moved
I was reviewing a Windows 2012 R2 failover cluster setup that we have for 2 SQL servers. I noticed that the Cluster Core Resources in Windows Failover Clustering were not listed under the Windows...
View ArticleNo Failover on Service Restart
Anyway to prevent a failover when a service restarts? we want to setup a cluster based on a generic service but the service restarts nightly
View ArticleHave a redundant CA at a DR Site
Hi GuysI have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Certification Authority at my production site. I need to have this role highly available with failover to my DR Site.What is the best approach for this???
View ArticleAdd node as mult-site
Hello,I have a two node Windows Cluster setup for the purpose of SQL AlwaysOn which works fine. I have a single network card on each server which handles all communication, we understand the risks and...
View ArticleAlternative for RDM in Cluster
Dear All, I have a SQL Server 2008R2 SP1 cluster on Windows 2000R2 ,Now we have an issues with RDM, Hence we want go with any other alternative solutions for Storage. Please some one suggest us which...
View Articlenic teaming live migration config
I have a new 2-node hyper-v cluster with the following config:2x 10gb nic for VM/LM; dynamic LACP team; VM vlans 101-151; LM vlan 964x 1gb nic for VM/LM; switch independent team1x 1gb nic for...
View ArticleWindows 2012 Hyper-v Cluster Live Migration Failure
This is a fairly new deployment. When I first started having this issue, I foundhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2779204, which suggests that gpupdate /force will temporarily resolve the issue. That...
View ArticleDowntime when failing over to our second Exchange 2016 DAG Node
I'm new to 2016 Exchange, but here's my problem. Exchange seems to be running fine in general. We have two 2016 Exchange node (DAG). In my mind, I'm thinking that when I need to perform maintenance...
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