Clustering Different Versions of Hyper-V 2012
I have 3 servers. 2 of which have Server 2012 Standard edition w/ Hyper-V Role and 1 Hyper-V 2012 Server. When I run the cluster validation wizard, I get:Validate Operating System Installation...
View ArticleHandling where CNO/vCNO are created using POSH in Windows 2012 Failover...
Hi, I read up on the following weblinks;http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/archive/2012/03/30/10289577.aspx&...
View ArticleMpclaim.exe is not running in windows server 2008 SP2 x_64
I was added Multipath IO Features in windows server 2008 SP2 x_64 using "Add Features" wizard in server manager.After that I added my storage and devices in MPIO devices.Then I ran "mpclaim.exe -s -d"...
View ArticleHow do I cluster 2 servers without using a single SAN or shared drive
Good day, Fairly new to Server 2008 and working on my SQL 2008 studies, however, we are a bit stuck. We currently have 2 Server 2008 R2 Enterprise servers at our datacenter, currently in DEV not live....
View ArticleActive Active FileServer Clustering using Windows 2012
Hi All, We are trying to implement Active/Active File Server Clustering in Win 2012. Any pointers to resources to guide us about how to do it will be appreciated. This particular feature has got veto...
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Problems live migrating 1 VM from cluster node
I have a 5 node failover cluster running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and I am having problems live migrating one VM from one node to another. When I try, I get the following error:I am able to migrate...
View ArticleWindows 2008 cluster disk reserved
I have 2 Windows Server 2008 servers and I'm using a Dell Equallogic SAN. these 2 servers are setup as a cluster. I originally configured them a few months ago and then I didn't touch them for about...
View ArticleCSV name - mount point has changed?
HiI have setup a 4 x node 2012 HV HA Cluster.I have created 4 x CSV volumesCSV-1 mount point c:\ClusterStorage\Volume1CSV-2 mount point c:\ClusterStorage\Volume2CSV-3 mount point...
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Help! Single Node using all of its memory on Server 2012 Cluster
I have two Server 2012 Nodes (Dell R620s) running a Hyper-V Cluster using CSVs on a Dell PS4100 SAN.Each Node has 256GB of Memory, and currently each node only runs two Virtual Machines with Assigned...
View ArticleConfiguring SNMP for Failover Cluster
I have a 2008 R2 cluster that I need to configure SNMP on. Each node itself has the SNMP service installed and configured, but what else do I need to do to trap cluster events?
View ArticleRequirements for free space on Cluster Shared Volumes
I'm using a 4 node Hyper-V R2 cluster with SCVMM R2 and multiple CSV's (700 GB each) and I was wondering what are the requirements (or best practices) regarding to the amount of disk space to keep free...
View ArticleClustered Print Services
I am trying to justify creating a print cluster on two nodes. The cluster creation side of things is set up but I am trying to gauge the size of the storage for the printer cluster. Do I just need...
View ArticleXP Clients unable to access a 2012 Clustered File server by name, only by IP...
Enviroment: Failover Cluster 2012: Physical Nodes: srv-cluster01 and srv-cluster02Virtual Nodes: srv-fscluster;Domain: Only 1 Florest and 1 Domain, two Domain Controllers(Replicated and Checked);I has...
View ArticleWS2012 Quroum error
Hi,We have a 6 node WS2012 Hyper-V cluster currently configured with a "Node majority" quorum.When we try and change the Quorum settings to "File share witness"Share: \\servername\shareQuorum...
View ArticleHA, NIC teaming, and mirrored storage?
Forgive me if this is the wrong subforum.My scenario is that I have a VM environment, and we're looking to make a couple of windows servers act as our backend. So what I'm ultimately trying to...
View Article2008R2 cluster to 2012 cluster
I asked this in the migration forum, but they pointed me to you.I have read through the guide to migrate from 2003 or 2008 to 2008R2. I assume the same applies for 2008r2 to...
View Articlewindows 2012 failover cluster roles failed
hello,i have 2 nodes ,hyper v fileservices and failover clustering enabled with 4 nics.in one nic is the vswitch 192.x for the communication and the other for he iscsi at 10.x subnet.from one port from...
View ArticleWindows Server Gateway
Hi All,Do we need dedicated Hyper-V hosts for deployment of Windows Server Gateway or this is best practice recommendation because the VMs will be exposed to internet? This concept sounds against...
View ArticleStand Alone To a Failover cluster Live magration
Can someone give me a guide to moving a standalone hyper v VM into a Failover cluster (live) using shared storage(HA).I think I know how I can do it with a reboot but shouldn't this be possible live?
View Articlehigh availability storage question for hyper-v
hi,I want to know what's better to have 2 or 3 Hyper-V servers in cluster.an iScsi NAS or SAN system?or SMB3...
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