Is it possible to configure Windows fail-over cluster without Domain or AD ??
Is it possible to configure Windows fail-over cluster without Domain or AD ??We having two standalone windows 2008 R2 servers are located in data-center which are not member of AD or Domain group.We...
View ArticleAD-less Cluster Bootstrapping for Server 2008 R2?
Server 2012 introduced "AD-less Cluster bootstapping"I was wondering for Server 2008 R2 clustering, if one could run a DC in a VM on each physical host in the cluster. These DC VMs would NOT be in the...
View ArticleShadow Copies on Cluster Shared Volumes
Hi I've got a CSV (C:\ClusterStorage) for my Hyper-V with 4 volume. i've enable shadow copies on C:\ drive but on C:\ClusterStorage folder, i can't see the previous verison. i understand that...
View ArticleCluster Shared Volumes creation: No disks suitable for cluster disks were found.
Hello everyone. I'm having difficulty with a test lab involving Hyper-V and shared storage. The lab consists of the following:1 Dell Poweredge 1950 - Windows 2012 AD DS Domain Controller2 Dell...
View ArticleCSV storage access on Hyper-V cluster
We have a three node Hyper-V cluster with shared iscsi storage. Each node has four connections to the storage and other different connections for clustering, management access and networking.While...
View ArticleError 1196 (DNS server failure) every 30 minutes
Hi,I have a 2 node MS cluster with the file server role. (Windows 2012). All resources are up and running, however every 30 minutes this error is written to the logfile:Cluster network name resource...
View ArticleBest options for replacing a failed motherboard on a cluster node.
I am working with Dell on hardware related issue on a cluster node and we have narrowed the fix down to replacing the motherboard. However I don't want to just go ahead and replace the motherboard and...
View ArticleLive Migration issue - Port 6600
Hi All,Running into this very odd issue with my Failover Cluster.I'm running two Server 2012 (Node A and Node B) machines on the same domain (DC is virtual on a separate Server 2012 box) utilising a VM...
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[Windows 2012 Failover clustering] A Constraint Violation has occurred.
I installed Windows 2012 on 2 VMs. I am trying to create a windows failover cluster between these two VMs.The failover cluster wizard throws an errorCan you give me some hint on how can I fix this....
View ArticleSQL Server Availability Group: [hadrag] SQL Server component...
The question:What is the correct fix or a place to look to get more information.Details of logs1. In the Highly Available cluster logs, have this errorSQL Server Availability Group: [hadrag] SQL Server...
View ArticleDCOM was unable to communicate with the computer SQL9 using any of the...
We are running a Windows Server 2012 cluster and I see the following error in the System folder of Event Viewer."DCOM was unable to communicate with the computer SQL9 using any of the configured...
View Articleserver 2012 csv lun sizes
We currently have a 7 node cluster with 7 CSV luns. Each lun is 350 gigsWe are looking to rebuild a server 2012 cluster with only 3 nodes.I have been trying to find out when it makes sense to add...
View ArticleChanging the Cluster Disk owner node
Can anyone tell me or link some information on what the advantages of moving CSVs to different owner nodes could be? Does it give any type of performance gain if you move a CSV containing the .vhdx...
View ArticleUpgrading 2008 R2 Hyper-v cluster to 2012
I've seen several questions like this in the forum already, but I'm still left confused and not able to proceed with my upgrade with any certainty. Hopefully everyone will indulge me this partial...
View Articlehas been paused because it has run out of disk space on Cluster Shared Storage?
Recently I had a problem with an HyperV/Failover cluster I just put up. We have a back end SAN with 2.61 TB on the LUN. I have 2 nodes in my cluster and a 10 GB Quorum disk.So I get this error on 5...
View ArticleFailover cluster Live migration on power cut
Hi there, We are currently working as interns and part of our project is to configure a failover cluster with live migration.Our setup at this moment is 1 domain controller and 2 nodes. On node 1 we...
View ArticleAdvice on maintaining quorum in secondary site
I am in the process of setting up a multi-site cluster for a SQL 2012 AlwaysOn service and I discovered that my setup does not allow for automatic failover in the case of complete loss of primary site....
View Article3 disk req. in Cluster Storage Spaces
Hi, is there any way, like a registry key, power Shell command, etc., where we can change the strange requirement of 3 disks for a Spaces mirror, and not just 2 disks, as it is in Spaces on a...
View ArticleDirect access to CSV without working cluster.
HelloOur datatsenter was burned down in a fire. All that I was able to restore it iSCSI storage and one of the hosts of hyper-v cluster. Backup storage and all other backups was burned in the...
View ArticleMajor BAU and project related work
What are general tasks for BAU and project related work in SQL server database?
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