Data Migration
Hi,Server connected with local hard disks which has data about 5 TB. No SAN Attached. We need to move the data to different location. We cant ship the server. Dont want to do via ROBOCOPY. Please let...
View ArticleTask or job Schedule Cluster with Windows Fail over Cluster
I need to create a 2-node cluster where cluster can use Windows Task Schedule. If one node goes offline the jobs should be able to run in the network.It is Windows 2016 Standard server environment. I...
View ArticleUp 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 Article2-Node Stretch Cluster with Storage Replica?
I want to create a 2-node stretch cluster with Storage Replica. I was able to setup the replica but once I create the cluster it breaks the storage replica. I'm not sure if that is by design or not....
View ArticleDFS share on Cluster
Hi guys,is it possible to create a DFS share on Clusterd disk? In my lab i have 2 nodes, which are in cluster called Cluster01. Both nodes have connected a drive (e:/) via iSCSI. On Cluster01 is...
View Articlethe specified disk or volume is managed by the microsoft failover clustering...
In Disk management 4 TB disk showing Reserved, i am trying to bring to online I am getting the error "The specified disk or volume is managed by the Microsoft Fail-over Clustering component. The disk...
View ArticleS2D pool still has free space, but cannot create more vDisks...
HiWe have a 6 node HCI S2D Cluster. SSD cache and HDD Capacity disks. The pool already has 10 LUNs (virtual disks) and still has 40TB of free space. All these LUNs are 3-way mirror. These LUNs are all...
View ArticleSAN HPE SV3200 iScsiIPrt errors crashing VMs and after cascade also Fail Over...
We have a three node W2012 R2 Fail over cluster that has been running spotless for years with the HPE P4300 SAN but after adding the HPE Storevirtual SV3200 as a new SAN we are having iScsiPrt errors...
View Articlecluster error 1090 and 7024
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standardi am recovering an Exchange 2013 Mailbox server and have reformatted this Windows Server 2012 R2. when i restart the cluster service is disabled. if i enable it and start...
View ArticleHowto get a clustered MSDCT in Azure on Windows Server 2019 with S2D to function
I've been pulling my hair for the last few days trying to get a FCI working with SQL Server and MSDTC, no matter what I try I can't get the MSDTC role to get online. I've followed the instructions...
View ArticleUpdate-ClusterFunctionalLevel : You do not have administrative privileges on...
I have just finished updating our cluster nodes from Windows server 2016 to 2019.On 2 of our clusters there were no issues, but on a 3rd I am having the following issue.When O go to update the...
View ArticleHyper-V rolling cluster upgrade
Hello,We have two Hyper-V custers (Windows Server 2012 R2), each with 6 nodes that are using ScaleOut File Server (Windows Server 2012 R2) as the storage location for the VMs. We also have some...
View ArticleMigrate 2012r2 Hyper-V machines to 2019 cluster
I found this https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/upgrade-option-same-hardwareIt describes to 'copy cluster' from 2012r2 to windows 2016 and then 2019, there is a lot of...
View ArticleFSW failed
What's the time (second) the cluster will report FSW failed after there is problem detect connection between cluster node and FSW?
View ArticleCluster disk and the drive letter
Are there any way to list the mapping of the cluster disk name and drive letter ?
View ArticleDomain rename and Hyper-V Cluster
Hello, I'm planning an Active Directory Domain rename. We have also a cluster with Hyper-V 2016, I've tried to search about this operation but somewhere it seems that's supportted and somewhere they...
View Articlefailovercount , failoverThresholdSetting
what's the meaning of these two parameter and how to set it ?failovercount failoverThresholdSetting00000928.000011fc::2019/03/13-17:33:45.677 WARN [RCM] Not failing over group Cluster Group,...
View Article2016 vs 2012 failover clustering - test disks
I'm looking for a logistical answer, or maybe I'm doing something wrong.While setting up a 2012 failover cluster, it would take the disks offline and test them. I'm setting up a 2016 cluster and the...
View ArticleCluster file server - work with two names?
I have a three-node Windows Server 2016 failover cluster running a bunch of VMs, a DHCP server, and a file server, and it's all working quite nicely. I'm a university department sysadmin, these devices...
View Article2 Node Cluster with local storage
I am not a server expert here, but I am a general admin, so I'll try to keep up ;) I know that versions of this question have been asked, but the answers vary. Hypothetically, I have a server, with a...
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