2012 R2 - NLB - multicast - same network - not pinging
Hi,I have an NLB cluster (with only one host at the moment) in multicast, all the ports are balanced. The host answers to ping, but if I use the cluster's IP it does not respond to anything, no ping,...
View ArticleHA and Mirrored disk.
Hello. So I have a simple HA fileserver setup which is currently backed by a pair of iSCSI devices. Straight forward and simple, the disks aren't part of a pool, simply just an iSCSI connected...
View ArticleKB3093571 doesn't do what it was originally stated to do and now KB looks...
I downloaded Hotfix KB3093571 last week hoping to gain the ability to replicate VMs that were utilizing shared VHDX. After installing the hotfix I still receive an error message via Failover Cluster...
View ArticleHyper-V Error
Hi,I got a lot of errors in Hyper-V Cluster. Please help.Event ID: 1254Clustered role 'Archibus' has exceeded its failover threshold. It has exhausted the configured number of failover attempts within...
View ArticleClustered role 'Cluster Group' has exceeded its failover threshold.
Hello.I’m hoping to get some help with a cluster issue I’m having using Windows Storage Server 2012.When the cluster is created my Cluster Core Resources are all happy and online.I can more the Cluster...
View ArticleFile Share Witness stays offline - Windows Server 2012 R2
We had some network issues and a few clusters lost communication with their File Share Witness. The strange part is that the file share witness remained offline. I can manually bring them online, and...
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Rename a WS2012 R2 Hyper-V Cluster
I'm trying to rename my cluster via the GUI. Its not in production so I decided to see if it would 'just work' and it doesn't. I've rebooted both cluster nodes and still this happens when I try to...
View ArticleProduction Client Access Point of SQL instance is updated with Backup IP and...
Hi All, I have a Two Node widows 2012 Enterprise Fail over cluster with one SQL 2008 R2 instanceThere are three networks configured in the cluster 1. Production2. Backup3. HeartbeatSQL instance is...
View ArticleNLB IIS, The Page Can not Be displayed when website on Server1 stop.
Have good day !I have the case.I have two server: Server1(IP is 172.16.5.17) and Server2(IP is 172.16.5.23). Two servers are VM, using Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise with the following details. Each Server...
View ArticleData copy using robocoy
Experts,I have a 2 node SQL VM cluster which needs to be migrated to a new hardware on another datacenter.Site 1 :2 node windows 2008 R2 having 8 shared RDM's2 Instances of SQL 2008 R2Site 2 :VM...
View ArticleUnable to create Windows 2008 Failover Cluster
Hi,I have SAN storage disk mapped to 2 host servers and i have 2 vm's running in each host servers.am trying to configure Windows failover cluster in the VM's.So i mapped the SAN disk to VM's via SCSI...
View ArticleCluster does not fail over after 4 service failures - 2012 R2
I'm having an issue with a new failover cluster that I just created where I can kill the clustered service 4 times through the task manager (or simulate failure) and the service and role are then...
View ArticleHow to upgrade hardware on Hyper-v cluster nodes
I have a Windows 2012 R2 cluster with four nodes running Hyper-v. I would like to upgrade the four nodes to new hardware. Can I remove a node from the cluster, rebuild the server on new hardware and...
View ArticleW2008 R2 SP1 - Add node validate cluster - losing disk tru event 1568
We had a problem adding a third node to our existing cluster with a communication time out. Therefor we choose to update the servers and try with the latest up-to-date fix levels.When validating the...
View ArticleSERVER 2012 FAILOVER CLUSTER – HYPER-V – Errors after Security Updates
Setup a Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster with two hosts and a backend SAS SAN (Dell MD3200 with Dell Dual Port 6Gbps HBAs).Did a number of tests and failover of VMs from one host to the other...
View ArticleSERVER 2012 FAILOVER CLUSTER – HYPER-V – MPIO for Dell SAS SAN Configuration
I have a Server 2012 Failover Cluster for Virtual Machines configured and seems to be working fine when testing failovers, etc. This is on two hosts.My backend SAN is a Dell MD3200 SAN (firmware fully...
View ArticleFileServer Cluster with 2 HP P4500
Hello Guys,I have one case and i need some solution from you. I need to deploy two clusters one of them is Hyper-V Cluster and second one is File Server Cluster (With SOFS).I know how to deploy and...
View ArticleShould you Optimize the Quorum Disk? (Defragment and Optimize Drives - Disks...
Should you Optimize the Quorum Disk? Scenario:Failover Cluster Server Windows 2012 R1 - 2 nodes - 1 x Quorum Disk.Regards,KKathySenior IT Support Analyst
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The wrong diskette is in the drive
Hello all,I have a strange issue occurring on my windows 2008R2 Enterprise 2 node Cluster. Both machines are physical.One of the Luns doesn't work as intended in one those nodes.So i can explain...
View ArticleEvent 6, SMBWitnessClient critical event through DirectAccess
I have a Server 2012 R2 Failover Cluster with 2 nodes and with a few clustered disks volumes for shares. I also use the Disk Witness in Quorum. Everything has been working fine, expect when I connect...
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