Creating 4 Node SQL Cluster
HiI need to create a 4 Node - SQL 2012 Cluster (all in active Mode). Node-1 will be having 1 Instance, Node-2 will be having 2 Instance, Node-3 will be running with 1 instance, and Node-4 will be...
View ArticleAdd node through RODC
Hello,I would like to know how to add a node to a Cluster in a DMZ environment through a RODC?I create my cluster with 2 nodes without problem, but now, we added a new physical server and I would like...
View ArticleFile Share Witness is not a valid File share path
I have two Windows 2008 R2 VMs (ESXi) running Double-Take.We currently have a Health-check running on our Netscaler to force a failover from the primary VM to the secondary VM if the Netscaler cannot...
View ArticleServer 2012 cluster - virtual machine live migration does not work
Hi,We have a hyper-v cluster with two nodes running Windows Server 2012. All the configurations are identical.When I try to make a Live migration from one node to the other I get an error message...
View ArticleCluster network name resource error 1196
I have a two-node Hyper-V 2012 Core Server cluster. Initially, the cluster was working fine and I was able to do live migrations with no problem. I first realized that something had gone wrong when I...
View ArticleNLB afinity in RDS
What type of affinity (none or single type) should i configure for connecting to terminal farm? Is one RDP session represent only one NLB connection? If I'll set no affinity, will my clients...
View ArticleImporting a fully functional Cluster to SCVMM
Hello,I'm implementing SCVMM 2012 in my environment but i already have a fully functional Hyper-V Server Core cluster.When i "import" my cluster on the SCVMM console, it brings the nodes, network...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 cluster, MSDTC issue
We recently installed MS Windows Server 2008 R2 EE on two physical IBM System x3550 M4 server and this cluster hosts Biztalk resources on it. MSDTC was configured prior to Biztalk resource were added...
View ArticleCluster Shared Volume Offline on Windows server 2012 R2
Hi All,I keep getting this error on my Windows Server 2012 R2 Cluster: "cluster shared volume is no longer accessible from this cluster node because of error '(1460')". I also get I/O timeout errors as...
View ArticleHow to change the static IP Address of a Failover Cluster Instance with...
I found this in the documentation for DHCP , but I am planning to use this machine for a DMZ implementation thus I cannot get away with DHCP?Get-ClusterResource "IP Address 172.24.11.0" |...
View ArticleError running unsigned driver inventory and test
I’m working a challenge where the cluster validation tool on a Server 2008 R2 SP1 based cluster throws an error running the unsigned driver inventory/validation. It doesn’t say that there are any...
View ArticleRisk & Health Assessment
Hi,Recently Risk & Health Assessment done by microsoft -- They suggested us toenable dynamic updates enabled for all necessary DNS record types on the public interface.Using Static Ip address for...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 Failover cluster failed
We have 2 node failover cluster. When we "tested" failover, all seemingly went well. Service failed across and all drives with the exception of the Quorum failed across (did not manually failover...
View ArticleCluster "mscluster.cluster" classess missing in windows2012
I don't see mscluster.cluster class in windows2012 after cluster build but same I get in windows2008 ,my code started failing due to that,example below , can somebody point out why classes are missing...
View Article2012 R2 Storage Spaces Question
I am looking to end up having a tiered SSD/HDD array in a "RAID 10" type of setup. I am wondering if I am going to have to have dual port SAS drives to make my implementation work.I am looking to have...
View ArticleAdd node through RODC
Hello,I would like to know how to add a node to a Cluster in a DMZ environment through a RODC?I create my cluster with 2 nodes without problem, but now, we added a new physical server and I would like...
View ArticleMy fail-over cluster is down on both the nodes.Unable to bring the SQL...
Hi, In my Failover Manager both both the nodes are showing down & SQL Server services is stopped.I tried manually starting the cluster services but it failed. I think my cluster is broken now how...
View ArticleFailover cluster server - File Server role is clustered - Shadow copies do...
Hi,New to 2012 and implementing a clustered environment for our File Services role. Have got to a point where I have successfully configured the Shadow copy settings.Have a large (15tb) disk. S:Have...
View ArticleEvent ID 1069 with new File Server role in Windows 2012 Failover Cluster
I am struggling with getting a File Server role started in Windows 2012 Failover cluster with two nodes, basically I am just following the instructions in the CBT Nuggets videos, and funny enough the...
View ArticleWho holds roles when cluster nodes communication is interrupted ?
Hi All,This is a basic question, i always thought it's a one, but only today, i encountered a situation where i was unable to figure out the result.Suppose that:- We have a two nodes failover cluster...
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