Quorum disk purpose
A Windows Cluster employs a "quorum" disk which is essentially a log file used to record any changes made to the active node (so they can be pushed to the passive node if required). But I also read...
View ArticleHyper-V Guest Cluster Node Failing Regularly
Hi,We currently have a 4-node Server 2012 R2 Cluster witch hosts among other things, a 3 node Guest Cluster running a single clustered file service. Around once a week, the guest cluster node that is...
View ArticleAdd Node to Hyper-V Cluster running Server 2012 R2
Hi All,I am in the process to upgrade our Hyper-V Cluster to Server 2012 R2 but I am not sure about the required Validation test.The Situation at the Moment-> 1 Node Cluster running Server 2012 R2...
View ArticleARP Storm After NLB Creation on 2012 R2 Cluster
I have a customer with an issue when creating a NLB in multicast mode between two guests on a Hyper-V 2012 R2 cluster. The cluster is on a C7000 chassis with BL460 g8 servers and VC FlexFabric...
View ArticlePre purchase advice on Dell VRTX Cluster config
Hi, I have read quite a few posts on this box and the more I read the more confused I am getting. The required end result is an SQL 2012 std AlwaysOn 2 node cluster; a highly available general file...
View ArticleNode and Disk Majority
Dear All, Is there a way to configure "Node and Disk Majority" in Windows Server 2012 R2 Failover Cluster? If so, how?Thanks in advance.
View ArticleError while adding file share for File Server role
I'm getting this error when trying to add a file share on a Server 2012 R2 failover cluster:"Unable to retrieve all data needed to run the wizard. Error details: Cannot retrieve information from...
View ArticleCannot browse Internet for Microsoft NLB in VMWare
Hi,I have setup two Windows 2012 R2 virtual web servers that sit in Microsoft Network Load Balancing cluster. This cluster is configured using Multicast Mode.On firewall level, this cluster IP is NAT...
View ArticleUnable to move SQL instance to another node
Hi,I m unable to move SQL instance to Node B from A. When i checked the cluster.log, this is the only error i see just before it failed. Can some one help me fix this.- this was working earlier this is...
View ArticleAccess is denied messages in Win2012 R2 Failover Cluster validation report...
Been having some issues with nodes basically dropping out of clusters config. Error showing was"Cluster Shared Volume 'Volume1' ('Data') has entered a paused state because of '(c000020c)'. All I/O will...
View Articlehow to remove two nodes from old cluster, and put them in new one, in another...
Hi there! I've two servers (Server1 and Server2), in cluster with settings like below:domain name: london.local Server1 -> OS windows server 2012 Server2 -> OS windows server 2012and they are...
View ArticleProper Procedure to run Validation on Hyper-V Cluster with CSV
I had an issue sometime back where I was running validations on my Server 2008 R2 (RTM) Hyper-V cluster with an EMC Fibre Channel SAN. While running validations, one of my CSV LUNs came back with a...
View Article"Automaitc" clustering of installed software
(Newbie) Two node cluster, active\passive.My Manager is under the impression that if we install Failover Clustering (at the OS level) then anything installed on the active\passive nodes, such as Sql...
View ArticleLive Migration failed - failed to delete configuration: The request is not...
We have a 3 node cluster attached to a SAN running. All nodes are running Server 2012. We have 2 virtual machines that will no longer live or quick migrate. When we try, we get the following error...
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Bug or am I missing something? Server 2012 Cluster Aware Updating task is...
Using the wizard, I specify...Then I look at the scheduled task and it's always one hour off.This isn't a timezone issue because I'm setting it and looking at it on the same server and all our servers...
View Articlerandom long delay before VM come up from other node after live migration in a...
Backgrounder: 3 nodes Windows 2008 R2 enterprise Edition failover cluster with CSV + hyper-v. Networks contains iscsi, host only, VM only, heartbeat + live migration.Trouble: I have some windows and...
View ArticleQuestion About 2 Node Cluster Setup Windows Server 2012 R2
We have 2 servers that have identical configuration. Each server has 64 GB RAM and we are running Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition on each server. Each Server has Hyper-V role and several VMS....
View ArticleChanging Storage for Cluster Resources
We have a Windows Server 2008 R2 Cluster set up that hosts SQL Services. We need to move the backend storage for the SQL Data/Log Drives to another storage. Can I -Shut down SQL (Drives:F,G) and...
View ArticleLoopback adapters and DSR: DAG Cluster node--which is not Cluster...
An all-hardware Exchange 2010 SP3 UR4 DAG cluster is having an issue when the Microsoft Loopback adapter is installed (from Device Manager...Add Legacy Hardware) to support DSR operations with hardware...
View ArticleStorage connectivity lost
Hello everyone, I have the following question: frequently on a cluster windows server 2012 Hyper-V the disks present in storage are disconnected. Sometimes thedisconnection is so long that the virtual...
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