How to configure current SQL high availability cluster using mirroring with...
We have a current HA cluster at center1 which is mirrored to another HA cluster in center2. We have several instances already installed and working which are using one NIC for data and replication....
View ArticleProper steps to fail over to another host in a cluster
Hello,Pardon my ignorance. What is the proper steps to force a fail over to the standby host in a cluster with two nodes?My secondary host is the currently the active host for custer name. I would...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 Failover Cluster
Hello!Is it supported configuration to separate File Witness Server and Windows 2012 R2 Cluster nodes in Dynamic Quorum by NAT/PAT/Firewall in internal network?Thanks in advance.
View ArticleHost name changes in Failover clustering
Hello all,We have following setup,2 servers of windows server 2012 standard...they are in failover clusteringSQL server 2012 is also there.The customer has asked us to change hostname of servers.so we...
View ArticleHow to perform disk validation against a Single/Selected LUNs in Windows...
Hello All,I have a scenario here where I should need to perform a disk validation(only disk, not other tests) against newly added LUNs in windows cluster(which are in available storage) without taking...
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CAU: The plug-in argument HotfixRootFolderPath has invalid value
I am trying to apply a hotfix using CAU and have configured the self-updating options. When I come to preview the update for the cluster and select Microsoft.Hotfixplugin as the plugin, I get the...
View ArticleUnable to bring cluster group online
Hi,I have a Windows 2008 2 node cluster.We have SQL on node 1. The cluster group is on node 2 right now.Over the weekend, the cluster group failed and will not come back online. We were unable to...
View ArticleHow to schedule Cluster logs to be generated for Microsoft Failover Clusters...
Hi, As per my understanding we always have to generate Cluster logs manually on the cluster nodes to get these generated.Is there any way we can schedule Cluster Logs to be generated every time so that...
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Hyper-V Fail-over cluster problem - "stuck" VM
I'm working on testing a Hyper-V 2-node cluster for my employer, and have run into a problem. I suspect the problem stems from a reboot after installing some updates on the nodes and storage (which...
View ArticleCAU - Cluster Aware Updating Computer Object
Hello,recently I installed 2 Windows Server 2012 R2 Failover Clusters. I prestaged the CAU Computer Objects.After configuring the Role on the first Cluster, I went to the second and specified the wrong...
View ArticleThe lease timeout between avaiability group and the Windows Server Failover...
Hi,I am having some issues where I get a lease timeout from time to time. I have a Windows 2012 Failover Cluster with 2 nodes and 2 SQL 2012 Always-on Availability Groups. Both nodes are a physical...
View ArticleServer 2003 Cluster service will not start
I have a server 2003 2-node cluster that runs an Oracle Database. One of the nodes got an McAfee update and was rebooted. Node A will not start the cluster service after the update but Node B does not...
View ArticleUser access required to manage a windows 2008 r2 cluster
We have a 4 node already configured cluster, Now I need to give access to backup team to view and configure backup cluster resource on the same cluster. What all the permission should I provide to the...
View ArticlePersistent Route on a virtual IP
Hi,It may be a longshot but is it possible to have a persistent route on a virtual IP address (NLB cluster IP)?The reason is that I need to add a persistent route to a particular subnet for my two...
View Article32 Bit to 64 Bit OS Migration
Hi,I need a clarification on OEM & Volume Licenses as below.Can I migrate 32 bit version to 64 bit version ?? If yes then what will be the process?? Do I need to by 64 license or existing 32bit...
View ArticleCreate a share FSW on another server or CIFS
HiI create in my lab, 3 serveurs Windows 2012 R2, all servers in a cluster.I check to create a share for FSW (File Share Witness), what is a best practices ?1 - Create a share on CIFS?2- Create a share...
View ArticleFailover Cluster - GHOST VMS / ROLES
I mean Ghost as in mysterious non-existent machine, not the old Norton program. I've periodically had random cluster crashes, mainly due to my own negligence. 99% of the time everything comes back up...
View ArticleFailover Cluster disk failed on a VM.
Hello,I tried to create a Failover cluster node on a VM (with a virtual disk with fixed size).All the step are ok except disk storage Add.When I try to Add a disk, the following error appears :Status :...
View ArticleHow to upgrade a windows 2008 R2 HyperV Cluster
I have a 4 node Hyper-V cluster running Windows 2008 R2. All the 4 nodes in the cluster are connected to an FC SAN where the VM's are stored. We are not using CSV but dedicated LUN for each VM.I want...
View Articlefailover cluster - ISCSI shared disk E:/ moved to C/ClusterStorage/Volume1 is...
ｈi , i just created 2 iscsi disk for quorum disk and shared disk. 1. The moment i created cluster the quorum was automatically choosen, is that correct behaviour. Cause i didt do it by myself ?2. Also...
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