NFS as Storage of Failover Cluster
Hi,I have two Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise which the failover cluster feature is installed on them. I created a cluster with them.I have one more Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise which is...
View ArticleManage 2012 cluster from 2008 R2
Hi allI have a client who has a Windows 2008R2 functional level domain. They have Windows 2012 licences, but we don't want to upgrade to 2012 DC, etc just now. However, we want to convert their VMWare...
View ArticleWindows 2012 Cluster-Aware Updating Failure
I have a two Hyper-V guests that are in a failover file cluster role. During a cluster-aware updating run, the first node completed successfully and moved onto the second one. However while the second...
View ArticleHyper-V Failover Clusters and NAS Storage
I am new to Failover Clusters and Storage so please indulge my ignorance. Can a Hyper-V Failover Cluster be used on an iSCSI NAS device? I am setting one up in my lab environment and have researched...
View ArticleNetwork issues in Failover Cluster
We have some intermittent problem by loosing the network connection. Says link down then and saysHP NC373i #48: The network link is down. Check to make sure the network cable is properly connected with...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Edition to plan a clustering
Hi,I need to know which Windows Server 2012 edition supports the failover clustering.Thanks
View Article2 node cluster downgrade to 1 node cluster question
First of all I want to say that I'm new to Windows Failover Clustering so forgive my inexperience. We had a 2 node cluster (Server 2008 R2 SP1 & SQL 2008 SP1) with SAN attached storage. The DBA's...
View ArticleRecurring 1196 - DNS timeout
I recently inherited a Server 2012 cluster and the event log shows 1196 errors about every 20-30 minutes going back for months. The error says "failed registration of one or more associated DNS...
View ArticleDoes the Virtual Server IP need to be in the same subnet as nodes and cluster
Scenario:Node1 IP = 10.10.10.11Node2 IP = 10.10.10.12Cluster IP = 10.10.10.13Default gateway IP = 10.10.10.1Subnet = 255.255.255.0Can I have Virtual Server Name IP not in 10.10.10.XXX subnet (e.g....
View ArticleCSV Redirect Mode when created
HiI'm creating a 2 Node Cluster 2008 R2 SP1 with ISCSI StorageWhen creating my cluster the validation wizard finishes successfully with no warnings/errors.ALL Networks and Storage appears in the...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 Clustering disk management shows unallocated disk on inactive...
Hi All,I'm new to clustering. We have got two Windows 2008 R2 cluster nodes which runs applications and services. And the active node has drives C(OS), D(for other purpose), E (SQL DB), F (SQL Logs)...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 failover Cluster & NFS storage
Hi all,i'm trying to build a Windows Server 2012 Failover cluster.As shared storage I want to use an NFS volume which is exported from a netapp. On both the windows servers, I've installed the NFS...
View ArticleSequence to setup ADFS farm and NLB (Windows 2008 R2)
Hi I am trying to find out some general information about how to setup and ADFS farm (two servers) using WID and Microsoft NLB together.One point is not clear, when do one actually set up NLB and when...
View ArticleHyper-v Virtual Machine running Server 2012 is non-responsive after live...
I am running SCVMM 2008 R2 on Server 2008 R2 Boxes. I built a virtual machine running Server 2012. After live migration of the Hyper-V virtual machine, the Server 2012 Hyper-V machine is...
View ArticleShadow Copies missing after failover on 2008 R2 cluster...
Hi.We have a 2 node 2008 R2 failover cluster with a File server on it. I have enabled shadow copies for our main data disk (E:) and have the storage area for it on another volume (F:). Both volumes are...
View ArticleClustered storage Space + near-line SAS or SAS JBOD
Hello everybody,This is probably a stupid question but I haven't found a definitive answer anywhere.Clustered storage pools seems to be supported only with SAS disks (No SATA / USB Disks / Whatever)...
View ArticleBreaks, up to 7 days inside cluster logs in Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover...
Hi Gurus,we are using a 2 Node and Disk Majority Oracle and SAP w2k8r2 Failover Cluster. If I analyze the cluster logs there are breaks up to 7 days. Does someone know why such long breaks occurs ? The...
View ArticleCSV online (no access)
We have a HP P2000 G3 SAN and have 2 Servers running WS2012. I have configured Failover clustering and Presented one of the LUNS usning iSCSI to one of the servers to start.I have then configured that...
View ArticleWhat happens to cluster node's in-memory data after failover
Hello,I am doing read-write operations in multiple files from a client system on a SMB share, which is configured on a Failover Cluster FileServer. If I fail the owning node, data written just before...
View Articlenlb which ip must be public static?
Hi,i've 2 http server in load balancing that share a web application i want to know which ip must be public static in order to expose the application on internet:only the vip address?only the phisical...
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