WSFC 2012 - With SQL Availability Groups
I am trying to setup a WSFC with SQL Availability Groups. The question I have relates to the Computer Named Object (CNO) for the WSFC. By default the CNO is created in the computers container. I have...
View ArticleHow to migrate data from one cluster volume to another
I have recently brought a new SAN online and I am trying to find the best way to migrate data from our current SAN to our new SAN. The current SAN is used for two of our file cluster volumes. These...
View Articledisk failover works only in one direction winserver 2012R2
I have been banging my head against the wall trying to figure this out...I have a cluster with WS2012R2 The cluster is on 2 HP DL360 G7 all latest rom drivers etc..Connection to the disks is via emulex...
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I have one client with the following setup:windows cluster which includes two Windows 2008 R2 nodes (node1 and node2); it has hosted two sql 2008 instancestwo sql instances are all on node...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 licensing and storage for a cluster
Experts, I have a some questions, hope someone can help me. One comment before I start, I am not a systems person but I am the one that pays for it and I like to know what I´m buying (so please forgive...
View ArticleCluster Disk i/o Timeout
Hi ,We are stuck in problem with our private cloud protection , when ever DPM trying to backup virtual machines the cluster shared volume i.o timeout and the disk disappeared for a moment and that...
View ArticleFailover Cluster Manager Missing
I created new Windows 2012 R2 Servers (non-core) and configured a functional failover cluster. I then removed the GUI using the Powershell command:Remove-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell,...
View ArticleFailover cluster not cleanly shutting down service
I've got a two node 2008 R2 failover cluster. I have a single service being managed by it that I configured just as a generic service. The failover works perfectly when the service is stopped, or...
View ArticleUnable to create a clustered VM using Remote Server Administration Tools -...
HiI am using two Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and a single WS2012 Datacenter Edition with GUI Interface for management purpose.I have installed Failover Clustering feature on these two Hyper-V servers and...
View ArticleBasic DNS Networking Questions building a Clustered Shared Spaces/SOFS on...
I'm doing a test build of Server 2012 R2 with Scale out File Servers in a Clustered Shared Spaces scenario. I have the DataOn JBOD that is Storage Spaces certified. I have four nics on each SoFS node,...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 Cluster - Network Adapter Teaming
Hi !I´ve got a little question regarding NIC Adapter Teaming in a Windows Server 2008 R2 WSFC Cluster for SQL Server 2008 R2.In KB254101 I read, that there are no restrictions that are associated with...
View Articleserver 2012 high availability error
Hello Guys,I have two servers(Node A and Node B) with Server 2012 R2 OS. the two servers are set up in a 2 node cluster with a 4GB storage LUN as witness disk(quorum). Presently, from the fail...
View Articlethere was an error analyzing cluster update readiness
Hello,I have two cluster nodes running the Hyper-V edition of Windows Server, have enabled all the relevant features, installed and configured clustering, have a VM etc.... I can use all the other...
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Strange issue while executing "Repair-ClusterSharedVolume" cmdlet...
Hi all;I want to check my CSV by using Repair-ClusterSharedVolume cmdlet. So when I execute it, the following error message appears:The CSV is in Maintenance mode, while I executing the above cmdlet.I...
View ArticleC:\ClusterStorage\volume1 not accessable after nodes been truned off (MPIO)
I have a problem with a two node hyper-v cluster (2008 R2) and access to the CSV after the cluster nodes have been turned off and after they comes back on-line they can’t access the CSV (when clicking...
View ArticleCannot access new drive $ share via cluster alias (CNO)
Windows Server 2008 R2, 2-node cluster, SQL 2008 R2, MDSM (Modular Disk Storage Manager), MD3000 (not the "i," just the regular MD3000), 2 x Dell PowerEdge 2950s.Here's the scenario - had to add a new...
View ArticleHow to test node failover in Windows 2008 R2 Failover Cluster?
Can anyone give me advice on how to properly test a node failure with a 2 mode Failover Cluster in Windows 2008 R2?
View Articleurgent:cluster ip address
Windows 2008 R2 clustering Microsoft Failover cluster virtual adapter some cluster resources and it showsresource Group node...
View ArticleCSV iSCSI LUN slower than iSCSI LUN on same netapp filer
First time for me playing with CSV and Windows Server 2012 R2. (Looking Forward to use SMB 3 and CSV Cache for hyper-v)Old productive using iscsi luns as vhdx/vhd storage from each hyper-v...
View ArticleServer 2012 Cluster nodes hang and VMs lock up, memory leaks and critical...
Last night my two-node cluster went down for no apparent reason. All VMs (4) were down even though the cluster manager said they were running. The cluster shared volume on my SAN was not accessible...
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