Building a Hyper-V Cluster with Server 2012 R2
I'm building a 3 node Hyper-V cluster with Server 2012 R2. I create the cluster but the report is telling me I should configure a disk witness as a best practice. Do I need that with a 3 node...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 Hyper-V Cluster - Read the documentation, still a bit...
** I really appreciate you taking the time to read and answer my question but please read this first -> I am not running SCVMM - I DO NOT WANT TO AND CAN NOT RUN SCVMM - Please bear this in mind...
View ArticleCreate Clusters, formatting times out on server 2012 r2 datacenter
Hi all,This is the problem i keep getting and i don't know what to do anymore.Can anyone help me Cluster: FFS Node: Win2012-1.Samsung.com Node: Wins2012-2.Samsung.com IP Address:...
View ArticleUse 1 passive node for 2 active nodes with different services
Hello,I would like to know if the next situation is possible:I have 1 Hyper-V machine to host about 20 Vm's I have 1 Server which hosts a generic service (mailserver) in a failover cluster.Is it...
View ArticleNLB Host Unreachable
Hi All,Our SharePoint 2010 environment is using Microsoft NLB to cluster its front end web servers.Yesterday, one of our active directory domain controllers was demoted and the server rebooted, this...
View ArticleTimeout when adding a node to the cluster
I'm creating a cluster between 2 Windows Server 2012 servers in different datacenters.Servers are on 2 different networks N1 (10.0.17.1 ) and N2 (10.1.17.2). The servers are virtualized on VMWare ESX...
View ArticleNIC teaming and Hyper-V switch recommendations in a cluster
HI,We’ve recently purchased four HP Gen 8 servers with a total of ten NICS to be used in a Hyper-V 2012 R2 ClusterThese will be connecting to ISCSI storage so I’ll use two of the NICs for the ISCSI...
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Restoring CSV volumes
Hello!I have a two-node cluster with iSCSI storage (CSV volume1 and CSV volume2). I can successfully restore CSV volumes using Files and Folders method but can't restore the entire CSV volume:Is it by...
View ArticleRemove Cluster Shared Volumes and Re-Add Them
Hello,I have two cluster shared volumes that I need to remove from a Server 2012 Hyper-V cluster. I am re-configuring them into one volume instead of two volumes on the SAN (changing them from two...
View ArticleHyperV Cluster validation warnings justification - w2k8 R2 Sp1
HelloCurrently i have 3 nodes Cluster working correctly. All VMs are designed to failover to each host.My goal is to add new node (4) but with some specific restrictions:- it will host standalone VMs...
View ArticleDomain Rename of Original Domain Controllers under Windows SQL cluster
Hello,I have read that Microsoft does not support the migration of SQL DB clusters to a new domain. Does this statement apply when the original domain controllers are renamed and the AD GUID is...
View ArticleHow to understand "CSV network"
my understanding is like:suppose you have a 2 node Hyper-v cluster. Normally, the active node in the cluster should have Direct I/O to the VHD file stored in the CSV on a SAN. However, SAN connection...
View ArticleFailing "List Services Information" Cluster validation test
HiI'm building a 2 node Windows 2008 SP2 Cluster. I've setup the SAN Disks, NIcs etc and am running the cluster validation tests. However this always fails on the "List Services Information" Test with...
View ArticleBSOD:bad_system_config_info when start vm on csv
Hello,I get BSOD when start VM with 2008 ISO boot: bad_system_config_info Technical information:STOP: 0x00000074When VM starts I can see Windows logo but then it comes to BSOD.I don't have any...
View ArticleCluster recommendations
Hello!Would you please tell me what whould be better in these two cases:There's a two node cluster - Win2012R2, Hyper-V, iSCSI disks = CSV disks.1) I need to create a VM with two disks: C: and D:...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 Failover Cluster - Netapp FAS6280 Black Screen on Restart...
Hello everyone,I've been working on this issue for a month now and have tickets open with Netapp and Microsoft. We have not been able to resolve the issue as of yet and since I'm losing all my hair I...
View ArticleBulk changes to Common Resource Parameters
Hi,I need to make changes to many disks and file server resources at once in my cluster.The settings I need to change are in the common properties for...
View Article2008 R2 failover cluster dns
Hello,Wondering if there is any best practices when it comes to setting up DNS. Options are either dynamic DNS or add static A records for nodes and cluster name. Also I understand that there will be...
View ArticleMicrosoft Windows Failover cluster configuration on windows server 2012 std...
Hello Team, Pls help me on the below mentiond query,Is it possible to configure Windows failover clustering on windows server 2012 (std edition) in environment which doesn't have Active directory .Pls...
View ArticleAdded server 2012 to 2003 cluster
I'm trying to find the best practice and or documentation to add new 2012 servers to a 2003 cluster. And after remove the 2003 servers from the cluster. As this is a clustered NAS storage which...
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