Cannot add cluster disk on windows 2012
I have 2 servers connected to a shared storage array using Fibre Channel. Currently there are 2 luns on the storage device. From the Failover Cluster Manager, when I select “Add Disk” from Storage –...
View ArticleIs it possible to upgrade a Windows 2008 server from stand-alone to cluster?
Hi,I have an existing environment of two stand-alone Windows 2008 Enterprise Hyper-V servers. One is R2 and the other is not. I would like to move to a clustered environment.I am planning on first...
View ArticleDisappearing ISCSI disks on failover cluster
Trying to set up a test Hyper-V Failover Cluster on a pair of Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition computers.The computers are cabled to my home router/switch, and also have a redundant connection over...
View ArticleRenaming Cluster Shared Volumes using Powershell
Hi,I am wondering if it is possible to rename a Cluster Shared Volume using PowerShell.When I add a disk to the cluster using "Add-ClusterDisk" and then add the cluster disk as a clustered shared...
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 ArticleNLB vs Load Distributed
Hi,What is difference between network load balancing and Load Distributed ?
View ArticleMSDTC Resource fails to start on one node
Hello,Both nodes are Windows 2003 x64 ENT SP2.While MSDTC cluster resource starts with no problem on NODE1, I cannot bring it online on NODE2.Here's cluster.log which describes whats going on when...
View ArticleMS Access database on a cluster
I have recently figured out how to set up a cluster with shared storage in a virtual environment. It works great!I have someone that wants to use this in conjunction with an multiuser MS-Access...
View ArticleLoad Balancing and Clustring
Hi,What is difference between network load balancing and clustering ?
View ArticleNo DNS resolution after installing failover cluster feature - Server 2012
Hi,Built 3 servers and formed a cluster - all is good.Built a 4th node, after installing failover clustering the server cannot perform DNS lookups (it times out) if I disable the failover clustering...
View ArticleWindows 2012 Server Failover Cluster with hardware RAID local storage
Current setup:Four Dell servers. Two in one city and two in another connected via Metro E. All servers have local RAID storage (Dell Perc H710). We run DFS-R now for data replication.Goal:We want to...
View ArticleFailover Cluster Validation Registry Flag (or other)
Hey guys,I am working with powershell to install a failover cluster and validate its configuration using test-cluster cmdlet.The results are then written to the mht file. Is there any registry keys or...
View ArticleCluster IP Address Issue
Hi All,Having a communications issue with the IP address in the cluster and wanted to get some other input on this.The cluster is running fine and validation returns good results.However, the cluster...
View ArticleFailover Cluster
hi all,what is the recommended when configuring failover cluster on windows server, to use a seperate IP addresses rather than LAN or it doesnt matter ?, in other words, is it applicable to use the...
View ArticleMSDTC scripted Install On Windows Server 2012
We are trying to Install MSDTC using powershell on a 2 Node Failover Cluster on a WS2012 std environment.Everything goes right except the grouptype of the MSDTC resource appears unknown (9999). Instead...
View ArticleClustering two server's without iscsi
Hello,I recently purchased two LSI HBA's that apparently are OEM signed and LSI won't RMA it since I bought them from ebay (tried several different boards, UEFI, legacy DOS, Linux, nothing could get...
View ArticleSELF account permissions reset for cluster account.
Hi,Windows 2008 R2 cluster.The cluster was created with a non domain-admin account, just the permissions needed to create all the AD objects in the Active Directory and give them the needed...
View ArticleMSCS under W2K8 - disk failover behaviour
We have a cluster setup using 2 machines connected to an HP P2000 as a shared storage. The 2 cluster member are connected to a client facing network on one interface, a sync interface for the cluster,...
View ArticleNLB.EXE display 192.168.1.40
OK, i'm testing NLB. It's for a RDS farm, not sure if i should post here or there..... I discovered there's a command line thankfully. I get the following results and I'm not sure about the...
View ArticleiSCSI Initiator - Connection Failed
I am having a problem with one of our cluster nodes and it's connection the SAN where all the VMs are stored. I came in this morning to find a warning on the SAN, with a bit of further investigation I...
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