cluster nodes deleted from AD
Recently we were applying Windows Updates to the nodes in our cluster. When we attempted to move an instance of SQL back to an updated node it failed. I found & fixed a problem with the domain...
View ArticleClustered Storage Spaces architecture
Hi!During recent TechEd sessions there were some talks about Storage Spaces and how to scale out SoFS cluster (for example, http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2013/MDC-B218#fbid=F3Zyz8qjfcO,...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 Failover Clustering Problem
Hello everyone, I installed 3 windows server 2008 r2 for failover clustering, one for domain controller, and two other, when i want to create cluster on one of two servers, in the summary I have this...
View ArticleHardware for Clustering
Hi All,Would like to look at clustering and have a couple questions to clear up.We have currently;2x HP DL380 G5 Server2x HP DL380 G4 ServerWe would like to run 3-4 virtual machines using Hyper-V on...
View Article2003 cluster: add node wizard reports wrong IP info
Hello all,I am trying to add a 4th node to a 2003 cluster. When I run the add node wizard the summary shows the public and private IP addresses for an existing node in the cluster (the one that is...
View ArticleHost in 2008 R2 NLB Cluster randomly switches to "Converging" state
I have two SharePoint 2010 WFE servers setup in a NLB Cluster in multicast mode. The servers are 2008 R2 running in a VMWare environment and both servers have only 1 NIC. Several times per week one...
View ArticleCan't access NLB cluster file share by name
I setup a NLB cluster which contains 2 servers. Both of them have a file share to share static files. I can access the file share on each node by using node's name or IP. However when I tried to access...
View ArticleNode of 2008 R2 cluster fails join its cluster and causes bogus share witness...
Hello.I’m trying to get cluster 2008 R2 Ent. running as part of exchange server with two nodes DAG and witness server. The cluster constantly gets one node down at random intervals (30 Min to 1-2...
View ArticleNLB RPC Errors causing server to need reboot
Hi Technet,We currently have a 4 node Windows 2008 R2 NLB with multiple NICs in each and every so often everything stops working. The issues we have seen are listed belowThe NLB manager is unable to...
View ArticleSOFS hardware setup advice please
Hello,I'm looking for some advice on setting up a SOFS cluster, the following is what I have in mind:x2 HP DL380p servers running Server 2012 Datacenter and HyperV, a 10Gb network card in each10Gb...
View ArticleAn error occured while starting the New Virtual Machine Wizard - Server 2012...
Full error (wall of) text:Unable to cast COM object of type 'System._ComObject' to interface type 'System.Management.IWbemServices'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM...
View ArticleFailovercluster BSOD
We just got our second BSOD on a failovercluster box in 2 weeks. The setup is 3 server 2012 boxes (dell r610) with a 10 gig nic for san and the onboard for the public.the minidump shows netft.sys as...
View ArticleKeep Repair CNO to Live Migrate VM
I've 2 node cluster -Win 2012 Hyper-V. Cluster is working fine and can live migrate without any problem. But after a while (few days) saw error message on dashboard mentioned CNO -kerberos security...
View ArticleCluster Aware Updating set up - VirtualComputerObjectName param ignored
I am trying to set up Cluster Aware Updating, but it always fails with the following error:Add-CauClusterRole : Unable to create the CAU clustered role because a Network Name resource could not be...
View ArticleIPv4 support for Failover Clustering Windows 2008R2
Hi,We are having issue with our SQL2008 cluster. Preferred Node randomly failover to another node and it has been happening for couple time during the years.For some of the application like VMware...
View ArticleHDisk for clustering
How can I make my HDisk1 on each node acceptable for clustering? I created a cluster with 2 nodes, each has 2 Hdisks Hdisk0, Hdisk1. HDisk0 is the boot disk with the OS and all data.I want to use...
View ArticleClustered CA failover but the CA appl not started
After changing the Clustered CA servicename, and testing the CA failover, I see that both the storage and the CA servicename failed over successfully but the CA apllication itself did not start, unless...
View ArticleUse legacy CSV LUNs in new Hyper-V 2008 R2 Cluster
Just wondering if it's possible/supported to move several CSV LUNs from an existing 2008 R2 Hyper-V Cluster to a new one that is going to be built?The exisitng SAN will remain but new Hyper-V Hosts...
View ArticleNetwork Adapter Question (Network Location)
I have a W2K8R2 SP1 (Datacenter Edition) Failover Cluster. Each node has 8 network interfaces: 4 External Virtual Networks connected to company network switches, 2 iSCSI interfaces (CSV) and 2...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 and SQL Cluster
Dear All, I would like to ask few things about Windows 2008 R2 and SQL Cluster.1. Would multi-subnet for cluster be difficult to deploy and will it have difficulty to use?2. Can I use 1 network port...
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