VM's auto move
Hi,We have a 6 node Hyper-v 2008 R2 cluster. Last night we moved everything over to 3 nodes and left the other 3 nodes not hosting any VM's.However, the next morning multiple VM's had moved over to the...
View ArticleMPIO iSCSI CSV 2TB question
My vNXE330 only has the capability to serve 2TB Luns over iSCSI. I've used up 2TB of space on this CSV and need to add more storage space for my VM environment to grow. Clustering does not allow a...
View ArticleMPIO Errors and Storage in degraded State in Windows Server2012 SQL Server 2012
Experts,we have configured a 5 node active\active cluster Windows Server2012 and SQL Server2012 with node and disk majority quorum configuration. We are facing MPIO error (eventid 16, 17,44). MS...
View ArticleCannot create file share on 2-node 2012 file server cluster
I'm basically following this guide: http://derek858.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/windows-server-2012-smb-transparent.html but I am not using RDM disks, rather just standard vmdks running on vmfs. I can...
View ArticleNLB 2 Nics Per Server - How to setup gateways
Tell me how to best set this up:2 servers. Each with 2 nic's all on the same subnet.Load Balanced Cluster nls.domain.com10.2.2.110 | 255.255.255.0Server ALAN nic - 10.2.2.100 | 255.255.255.0 |...
View ArticleServer 2012 - CSV Redirect Mode when created and Legacy Driver
I am reposting a comment/question that I added to thread below. However, as it appears closed, I have not heard any response. The thread for reference is (and my question below post). Thank...
View ArticleCumulative Update to Cluster Nodes
How should I apply a cumulative update to each node in a three-node cluster? Will KB2497673 present a dialog, like a service pack, that will allow me to choose which instance I'd like to rev?I wish to...
View ArticleAdd Interface to a Server but not to the cluster
HiI'm setting up a Cluster under VM Ware Workstation, just for Training.With 2 Interfaces (one for cluster interconnect and one for domain) everything runs fine. None of this Interfaces are connected...
View ArticleVerify if a cluster validation report has been executed or not using PowerShell
Hi all,I searched the forums for an answer but even if there many similar ones, not exactly the answer I was searching for though... so my question is:How can I check / verify with PowerShell if a...
View ArticleUnable to change CSV disk owner
Hi,I have setup a three node cluster with CSV with the intention to have a 2012 Server Hyper-V failover cluster. Boxes are mirror images with hardware, software and firmware. Fibre Channel SAN disk is...
View ArticleExchange 2007 SCC - Microsoft-Windows-FailoverClustering Event ID: 1207
Hello!Organization use Exchange 2007 SP3 mailbox servers in SCC. There are 4 active and 1 passive node in cluster. All OS are Windows server 2008 Ent SP2. All domain controllers OS Windows server 2008...
View ArticleCan't access Cluster Core Resources
I have a 3 node Windows Server 2008 R2 cluster where I cannot manage the Cluster Core Resources. In the GUI, where the Cluster Core Resources reside, there is a message "Failed to retrieve the...
View ArticleUnable to create 2-Node Cluster - Timeout Server 2012
Hello Everyone,I have 2-2012 servers that I'm trying to setup clustering with. Individually they can create their own 1 node cluster no problem, adding to an existing cluster doesn't seem to work...
View ArticleBreak NLB
I have a couple of windows 2008 R2 server (server1 and server2) running same custome made application. thses servers are running MS NLB for the purpse of load balancing. I have been asked to break NLB...
View ArticleServer 2012 Failover cluster CSV's
Hello,Does any one know if there are any limitations on how many CSV's a cluster can have ?I have looked around but could only find limitations around number of VM's, nodes, csv size etc...We are...
View ArticleMSDTC Service Interrupted due to Low Disk Space in MSDTC Log drive (Cluster...
Hi,I am working on SQL Cluster 2008 along with MSDTC service configured for the purpose of Distributed transactions.I was looking into cluster logs and found that there is fail over happened of MSDTC...
View ArticleServer 2008 R2 MSCS with CNA's for FCoE
Please can anyone confirm if a Physical Server 2008 R2 SP1 SQL cluster can be created using FCoE via CNA cards? I'm aware it is supported when in a VMware environment but is it supported in a Physical...
View ArticleSQL server Cluster testing question
I have a 2 node sql cluster and I doing the following to test the cluster. I need to know if the following is a expected behavior. Appreciate your responseWhen I stop cluster service on one of the node...
View ArticleCLUSTERNG 2012 validation
I am running windows 2012 cluster validation report and I am getting following warning. Is this a significant warning that I cannot be ignored ? Is there a resolution ? Node1 does not have an adapter...
View ArticleFailover clustering (Workgroup)
Hello, I met with a client yesterday he request a failover SQL 2008 R2 (two nodes) non AD. Is it possible to configure Failover Clustering with two servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 and both...
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