Is it possible to downgrade functional level of a cluster ?
Hello Experts,Is it possible to join Node with OS 2012 R2 to a installed and running cluster with OS 2016 ?I know i can add a node that runs a more recent version of the Windows operating system into a...
View ArticleRunning enable-clusters2d after S2D is already running.
I am curious about the command enable-clusters2d. I ran it and discovered that my SSD drives are not set as the cached drives. I don't want to take my s2d cluster down and start over. can I just run...
View ArticleIs it possible to downgrade functional level of a cluster ?
Hello Experts,Is it possible to join Node with OS 2012 R2 to a installed and running cluster with OS 2016 ?I know i can add a node that runs a more recent version of the Windows operating system into a...
View ArticleWindows failover Cluster - Active Passive
I have configured a Two node cluster and both the servers are showing ACTIVE in the Cluster configuration. I want to configure it as ACTIVE & PASSIVE. What should be done to achieve this ?
View Articlewhat should be the best practice guide for 5 node cluster
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View ArticleNeed Clarification on Storage Tiers vs Caching in S2D
Can anyone provide more clarification on the differences between cache and storage tiers? The Microsoft documentation doesn't provide many details about how it works or what's the use cases for each....
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Up But Isolated Cluster Node
I'm running Server 2016 fully patched in a 5 node cluster. Hyper-V and S2D for a hyper-converged solution running a few hundred VMs. Two days ago one of my nodes decided that it wanted to be cranky....
View Articlewindows 2016 Hyper V Cluster : The virtual machine 'SVV-TEST01' is using...
Hello Guys,I am having the issue with one of the node from 6 node hyper v cluster. all the node are same physical HP blade server and running 2016 as Base os and part of the Cluster.I am using Kerbose...
View ArticleCluster fails to create - timeout period expired
I have a server 2016 configured as a hyper-v converged network on which im trying to setup a new failover cluster. The DC is running as a VM outside the cluster (im trying to build). Everything seems...
View ArticleFAILOVER DOMAIN CONTROLLER
I have a Windows 2012 R2 server which contains Active Directory Domain Services and DNS as the Primary Domain Controller then I replicate on the Windows R2-2 Windows server as a secondary Domain...
View ArticleUnderstanding Quorum in a Windows Cluster Failover
Hello! Good day!I'm a bit confused about the quorum mechanism in a windows failover cluster. How will the quorum detects that a node is at a failed state? How will quorum move all resources from the...
View ArticleCan't connect to cluster from Cluster Nodes Hyper-V Cluster Server 2016
Hi, I have <g class="gr_ gr_41 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" data-gr-id="41" id="41">setup</g> a 2 node Server 2016 hyper-v cluster and passed...
View ArticleCan't connect to cluster from Cluster Nodes Hyper-V Cluster Server 2016
Hi,I have <g class="gr_ gr_73 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del" data-gr-id="73" id="73">setup</g> a 2 node Server 2016 hyper-v cluster and...
View ArticleIs there a way to delay a resource auto start in a windows cluster?
I have setup a SQL Server Failover Cluster (2016 SP1) on a Windows Server 2016 for some tests and I was wondering if there is a way to change or add a delay on a resource or Generic Service. This would...
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computer has been hacked by someone who says they are Microsoft . the computer is frozen. DT00XO error
View ArticleSQL 2012 cluster maintenance mode
Hi,Just wondering if there is a way to put SQL 2012 cluster in maintenance mode, when we know there will be network outage for 5 minutes?If yes, could someone please let me know how to do it and how to...
View ArticleHyperV Cluster with S2D on hardware RAID?
Hello, I would like to create a hyperconverged 2 node HyperV Cluster with integrated storage using Storage Spaces Direct.The S2D function to sync the storage between both modes is great.The "software...
View ArticleMost Cost Effective 2.5" HDD for Storage Spaces Direct
The small business I work for is migrating over to an S2D cluster. Most of the environment we're going to run on SSD, however we do have a sizable portion of data that is rarely accessed but does need...
View ArticleFile systems
Hi,We are running Server 2016 with S2D. We create virtual disks with ReFS and make them CSVs (so CSVFS).We then create VHDX files on them. Is there any recommendations as to what we then format these...
View ArticleCluster Network 1 , 2, 3. ...
Hi-I've setup a Hyper-V Cluster using 2 10 Gig NICs Teamed and everything is working fine. As I look to make modifications to this cluster for better reliability / separation of function (management,...
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