Clustered VM
Hi!Is it possible to have a highly available VM also clustered so that if the VM itself goes down the clustered copy comes online?Thanks.
View ArticleLoopback adapters and DSR: DAG Cluster node--which is not Cluster...
An all-hardware Exchange 2010 SP3 UR4 DAG cluster is having an issue when the Microsoft Loopback adapter is installed (from Device Manager...Add Legacy Hardware) to support DSR operations with hardware...
View Article"Optimize" a CSV volume
I have a H-V 2012 cluster with 3 nodes. I use a CSV volume to store the VMs. I have all the latest patches installed. I have an Equallogic SAN (PS4000) with the latest firmware on it providing the...
View ArticleNode failed to join the cluster because it ould not send and receive failure...
One of my customers has a Windows Server 2008 R2 cluster for an Exchange 2010 Mailbox Database Availability Group. Lately, they've been having problems with one of their nodes (the one node that is on...
View ArticleNics for a Hyper-V cluster
Hello!http://alexappleton.net/post/44748523400/step-by-step-configuration-of-2-node-hyper-v-cluster-inEach server has a total of 8 NIC’s and they will be used for the following:1 – Dedicated for...
View ArticleUPS Shutdown of cluster
We're setting up a simple HyperV cluster, just 3 Nodes, and it occurred to me to give some thought to unattended shutdown during extended power failure.If I understand the workings of the cluster...
View ArticleHOW TO CONFIGURE SEPARATE NETWORK FOR HEARTBEAT FOR ALWAYS ON CLUSTERING
I NEED TO CONFIGURE A S EPARATE NETWORK FOR HEARTBEAT COMMUNICATION (2012 SRVER ,SQL 2012 FILE SHARE WITNESS) HOW I CAN DO THIS THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
View ArticleSQL Server Failover Clustering error
Hi All,I am currently setting up 2-node SQL Server cluster but I am getting error when doing the failover test from Node2 to Node1.Here is the quick overview of what I have so far.1. Setup the failover...
View ArticleFile Share Witness Resouces Errors in a SQL 2012 Alwayson Availability Group...
Hi I am getting the following error in WFC Manager and in my system event log:Event ID1564: File share witness resource 'File Share Witness' failed to arbitrate for the file share...
View ArticleAn error occured attempting to read properties for 'Cluster Group' group. The...
Hi All, I have a two node 2003 cluster, When any one of the cluster node holding resources goes down, the resources are not failing over to the running node. In the running node I receive the pop-up...
View ArticleSELF account permissions reset for cluster account.
Hi,Windows 2008 R2 cluster.The cluster was created with a non domain-admin account, just the permissions needed to create all the AD objects in the Active Directory and give them the needed...
View ArticleCluster Host Master Node
Hi Team,I need to increase the cluster host master shifting interval, currently it is 5 seconds to the best of my knowledge, if it doesnt get response in 5 seconds it starts shifting the Exchange DBs...
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NodeInstanceID - Allocation of a specific NodeID
When nodes are added to a cluster their NodeID is allocated as an increment to the last one. But in case we are starting to build a cluster, say with 5 or 6 nodes, can we expect/guess the node ID that...
View ArticleMaking VM dependent on Storage Volume
Hi,I was wondering if it is possible to make a VM dependent or to always migrate a VM to the same node as a CSV on a Hyper-V cluster.For example, I have a a VM with directly attached volumes as hard...
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Terminology for cluster networks
Hello!I've already asked the question on cluster communication network here...
View ArticleStorage Migration (Migrating from HP XP20000 to the VPLEX Server 2012 WSFC)
We are currently in the process of migrating from our old storage to the VNX with VPLEX from EMC.We have managed to successfully claim the luns from the HP XP for 2003 MSCS and 2008 MSCS.Not so...
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SIMPLE QUESTION: HOW TO MIGRATE FROM WINDOWS 2008 R2 + SQL 2012 FAILOVER...
Hello,We have 2-node Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition failover cluster with Fibre shared storage (SAN) running SQL Server 2012 SP1. Below is current configuration - very simple and classic, I would...
View ArticleWithout Storage
Hi!Is it possible to have 2 node cluster without any kind of external storage. Secondly, is it also possible for Hyper-V Clustering for highly available VMs?Thanks.
View ArticleUnable to move quorum to other node
Hi, We have a 2 node cluster(2008 R2) configured with node and disk majority, from last 2 weeks i am unable to move the quorum resource to second node. It will allow me to move however the quorum gets...
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