NIC not failing Over in Cluster
Hi there...I have configured 2 Node cluster with SoFS role...for VM Cluster and HA using Windows Server 2012 Data Center. Current set up is Host Server has 3 NICS (2 with Default Gateway setup...
View ArticleHyperV Cluster validation warnings justification - w2k8 R2 Sp1
HelloCurrently i have 3 nodes Cluster working correctly. All VMs are designed to failover to each host.My goal is to add new node (4) but with some specific restrictions:- it will host standalone VMs...
View ArticleFailover Cluster Manager : Add node wizard Error " This operation returned...
Hi Everybody,I have two node cluster and trying to add the third node (which is a Virtual Machine), all nodes are in different subnet and can communication with each other. While adding the third node...
View ArticleDoes clustered MSDTC require Application Server role in Windows 2008 R2?
I'm reviewing a windows 2008 R2 2-node Active/Passive cluster which has clustered MSDTC and SQL Server. The strange thing is that Application Server role is not installed. I thought MSDTC requires...
View ArticleFC disks LUNS disappearing
Hellogentlemen, I havethe following problem.I have aIBMFCstorage V7000and Iuse iton a cluster of WindowsServer 2012, Windowsis BrazilianPortugueseversion.Created twoLUNsinstorage, one of2GBforQuorumand...
View ArticleBulk changes to Common Resource Parameters
Hi,I need to make changes to many disks and file server resources at once in my cluster.The settings I need to change are in the common properties for...
View ArticleStorage Issues - WS2012 + Hyper-V + Failover Clustering
Really hope someone can point us in the right direction.Scenario: - 3 node WS2012 Hyper-V cluster - iscsi SAN - node 1 owns all the CSVs in the clusterWe reboot either node 2 or node 3, and...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 Hyper-V Cluster - Read the documentation, still a bit...
** I really appreciate you taking the time to read and answer my question but please read this first -> I am not running SCVMM - I DO NOT WANT TO AND CAN NOT RUN SCVMM - Please bear this in mind...
View ArticleMicrosoft Windows Failover cluster configuration on windows server 2012 std...
Hello Team, Pls help me on the below mentiond query,Is it possible to configure Windows failover clustering on windows server 2012 (std edition) in environment which doesn't have Active directory .Pls...
View ArticleNLB Host Unreachable
Hi All,Our SharePoint 2010 environment is using Microsoft NLB to cluster its front end web servers.Yesterday, one of our active directory domain controllers was demoted and the server rebooted, this...
View ArticleTimeout when adding a node to the cluster
I'm creating a cluster between 2 Windows Server 2012 servers in different datacenters.Servers are on 2 different networks N1 (10.0.17.1 ) and N2 (10.1.17.2). The servers are virtualized on VMWare ESX...
View ArticleUnable to define a drive letter to Quorum Disk.
Dear All,I've a cluster with 2 Nodes. one node was evicted from the cluster. when i've added that node with cluster, Quorum Disk lost the drive letter from both the nodes. Quorum disk can be visible on...
View ArticleNIC teaming and Hyper-V switch recommendations in a cluster
HI,We’ve recently purchased four HP Gen 8 servers with a total of ten NICS to be used in a Hyper-V 2012 R2 ClusterThese will be connecting to ISCSI storage so I’ll use two of the NICs for the ISCSI...
View ArticleP2V SQL Cluster - MSCS no longer needed
Hello all,I need to move a 2-node cluster (Windows Server 2003 R2 running SQL Server 2000/2005) to VMware to free up physical hardware for a new project. With VMware HA I don't believe MSCS is needed...
View ArticleNeed insight with Windows server 2012 hyper-v and storage pool clustering
I am not sure if I should ask this question here, but I thought I would and see if anyone yells. I am trying to get a handle on the new features of windows server; I wanted to come up with a clustered...
View ArticleUse 1 passive node for 2 active nodes with different services
Hello,I would like to know if the next situation is possible:I have 1 Hyper-V machine to host about 20 Vm's I have 1 Server which hosts a generic service (mailserver) in a failover cluster.Is it...
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Backing up virtual machines in Hyper-V: theory question
Hello!This article http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405549%28v=vs.85%29.aspx says:"Hyper-V uses the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to backup and restore virtual machines (VMs).If the backup...
View ArticleBuilding a Hyper-V Cluster with Server 2012 R2
I'm building a 3 node Hyper-V cluster with Server 2012 R2. I create the cluster but the report is telling me I should configure a disk witness as a best practice. Do I need that with a 3 node...
View ArticleCSV iSCSI LUN slower than iSCSI LUN on same netapp filer
First time for me playing with CSV and Windows Server 2012 R2. (Looking Forward to use SMB 3 and CSV Cache for hyper-v)Old productive using iscsi luns as vhdx/vhd storage from each hyper-v...
View ArticleUninstall custom Cluster Resource from passive node
I am trying to improve the uninstall experience of our custom cluster resources. The user of our product can uninstall the product on one of the nodes of the cluster. When the customer uninstalls our...
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