Fatal error when trying to form cluster - Error in Validation. The argument...
I get a non-recoverable error when I try to form a new cluster from the GUI. I get to the point where I am to assign the cluster name and its IP address. After I enter the information and pressing next...
View ArticleFile Share Witness is not a valid File share path
I have two Windows 2008 R2 VMs (ESXi) running Double-Take.We currently have a Health-check running on our Netscaler to force a failover from the primary VM to the secondary VM if the Netscaler cannot...
View ArticleCluster Disk i/o Timeout
Hi ,We are stuck in problem with our private cloud protection , when ever DPM trying to backup virtual machines the cluster shared volume i.o timeout and the disk disappeared for a moment and that...
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Cluster-Aware Updating configuration failed
Hi All,I'm trying to configure Cluster-Aware Updating for my Windows 2012 Hyper cluster.I have a separate management server (also Windows 2012).First I created a prestage computer account. I changed...
View ArticleCannot connect to roles that are on other nodes
In Failover Cluster Manager, If I am on node 1. I can only connect to VM's that currently reside on node 1. Trying to connect to a vm on node 2 or 3 results in this error.An authentication Error has...
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 Articlecluster failovered often
Hi all,We have two-node Windows 2008 R2 cluster which is set up for DHCP. (two VMs on VMware)Both public and private NICs are teamed. The private team has gateway set up and DNS set up.The cluster...
View ArticleNeed suggestion on Clustring Books
Hi Team,Can anyone recommend good books for learning on Microsoft Windows Clustring.Thanks,S.V.Ramana.Ramana rao
View ArticleDifferent but compatible version of the cluster service software
We have two physical servers in FCI and third server in different datacenter for DR with SQL Always On Configuredwhich is VM running same version of windows, we are getting the below alert Node 'N1'...
View ArticleServer 2012 Cluster nodes hang and VMs lock up, memory leaks and critical...
Last night my two-node cluster went down for no apparent reason. All VMs (4) were down even though the cluster manager said they were running. The cluster shared volume on my SAN was not accessible...
View ArticleFailed fail-over when pulling network cable
HelloSetup:2-node cluster with physical servers. 3 network teams, 1 Heartbeat, 1 LAN and 1 SAN. Its the Windows Server 2012 Team SW thats been used.Problem:All fail-over tests work fine, except...
View ArticleTwo nodes cluster creation failed
Hello, MS specialist. I'm experiencing an issue about creating cluster. I have researched it for over one week, but I cannot resolved it, it really trouble me.environment:three guest machine in...
View ArticleHow to create a local, non-clustered storage pool
Hello,I have setup a two-node Failover Cluster, with a shared SAS DAS. So far so good.One of the nodes also has internal disks that I wish to use for system backups.This storage pool should not be...
View ArticleSQL Server Failover Cluster & SAN Mirroring
Hi,We have set up SQL Fail over Cluster (Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition). the 2 SQL Servers have access to 2 SAN Disks (2 x HP P2000 G3).Now, we are able to see the 2 SANs as 2 drives in Windows...
View ArticleFailover Cluster & DFS on NAS SRV2012 R2
Dear all,I've been searching for NAS solution to configure Failover Clustering and DFS.. There are too many scenarios as well definitions, and I need a best practices..ShortlyI have 2 HP Servers each...
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Windows 2008 R2 and SQL 2005 clustering When I run cluster validation, I got the following warning " The RegisterAllProviderIP property for network name 'Name: winclustername' is set to 1 For the...
View Article10GB connections
Hi,can a 10GB SPF be connected directly between 2 servers and not via a switch?Thanks James.
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can anyone share?
Hi All,We have sql 2005 clustering and can anyone share what's your NetBIOS settings for the public NIC?Thank you.
View ArticleHuge single storage pool for lots of VMs, or seperate storage pools for each VM
BackgroundTwo identical 2008 R2 servers for running VMs with Failover Cluster (Hyper-V) One IOmega NAS (old) with 15 VMs sharing one large (2 TB) clustered storage pool One VNXe NAS (New) Nothing setup...
View Article2012 Cluster Network Question
I have a 3 node cluster and I am experiencing some strange network issues. I have 4 10G adaptors in each node. 2 teamed for normal network traffic using LACP and 2 for ISCSI using MPIO.The cluster...
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