3 Nodes SQL 2008 cluster failover scenario.
I want to create a 3 node cluster of SQL 2008 over windows 2008 R2 cluster.If I use Majority Nodes with Disk as the quorum then:1) Cluster will continue working after the failure of 1 Node.2) Cluster...
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Hyper-v 2012 Cluster with CSV attached via iSCSI to SAN - Metric Settings?
Hi,What metric should I use for my iSCSI netowrk connection from my cluster to my SAN?. I have seen this article (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff182335(v=ws.10).aspx) about changing the...
View ArticleDTC in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cluster
Hello,we have several Clusters with Hyper-V, based on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and also on Windows Server 2012.In the past (for 2003, 2008), Microsoft stated that a DTC Cluster Role should be...
View Articlefailover cluster wmi provider detected an invalid character
We are getting this recurring error in our two node hyper-v cluster:ID: 6237 Source: FailoverClustering-WMIProviderLogs anywhere from 1- 15 of these errors every half hour. We are running on Server...
View Article"Optimize" a CSV volume
I have a H-V 2012 cluster with 3 nodes. I use a CSV volume to store the VMs. I have all the latest patches installed. I have an Equallogic SAN (PS4000) with the latest firmware on it providing the...
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Single node different VLAN clustering Networking setup
Hi,Can anyone please assist me in what should be the correct setup for the following multi site single node clustering as per this diagram below:I need some guidance and clarification in terms of:1....
View Articlewhen i migrate services on server 2008 it says it can migrate for cluster...
when i migrate services on server 2008 it says it can migrate for cluster running windows 2003 to this cluster
View Article"The parameter is incorrect" error when creating mount point in Server 2008...
I am receiving the error "The parameter is incorrect" when attempting to create a new mount point in an existing Server 2008 R2 2-node cluster. This cluster hosts four SQL 2008 virtual servers and I...
View ArticleWindows versions acceptable in a Windows 2008 R2 failover cluster.
Does MS support different versions of Windows in the same cluster? For example, if I have an existing Windows 2008 R2 cluster with two 2008 R2 nodes in it and I want to add a new node, can I add a...
View ArticleFailovercluster BSOD
We just got our second BSOD on a failovercluster box in 2 weeks. The setup is 3 server 2012 boxes (dell r610) with a 10 gig nic for san and the onboard for the public.the minidump shows netft.sys as...
View ArticleCluster Aware Updating set up - VirtualComputerObjectName param ignored
I am trying to set up Cluster Aware Updating, but it always fails with the following error:Add-CauClusterRole : Unable to create the CAU clustered role because a Network Name resource could not be...
View ArticleCHKDSK trouble on WIN2k3 64bit cluster
Hello,ENVIRONMENT:We have a 2-node Windows 2003 Enterprise SP2 64bit MS SQL 2005 cluster. MS SQL consists of two instances. Several LUNs originating from the same SAN are presented to it. Our 3rd party...
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Networking issue failover cluster
I have network issues and a lot of resources failing in a two-node failover-cluster (2008 R2).Here are a few observations. Only one node can be active in the cluster at the same time. The logs are...
View ArticleLive migration isseue on hyper V cluster
Dear All,I’m having issues on Live Migration in Window server 2008R2 with Hyper-V Cluster,There are 3 Hyper-V nodes as below.Hyper-V Server NodesHP Server ML 380 G7 – Host 1 /Window Server 2008R2...
View ArticleThe Client Access Point is not yet available
I setup a new Server 2012 file server cluster. When I try to create a share it says "The Client ACcess Point 'cmpfs01' is not yet available. This may be due to network propagation delays, please try...
View ArticleConfiguring Cluster Service with Hyper-V and Backups
Hi,I am running two Exchange 2010 Servers as virtual machines on two differen hyper-v hosts.The fileshare witness is located on one of the two hyper-v hosts.Generally the DAG works well and there are...
View ArticleClustered Storage Spaces architecture
Hi!During recent TechEd sessions there were some talks about Storage Spaces and how to scale out SoFS cluster (for example, http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2013/MDC-B218#fbid=F3Zyz8qjfcO,...
View ArticleWindows 2003 Clsuter resource switchover is failed with error...
We have two node Windows 2003 cluster running MS SQL. We have mutiple disk drive resources. Not able to move resource to other node. While moving getting below error in clsuter...
View ArticleCluster Quorum Wizard: Not a valid file share path
When attempting to change the FSW path using the Configure Cluster Quorum Wizard I got the error " '\\host\share' is not a valid file share path."Environment:- Exchange 2007 on Windows 2008,- CCR...
View ArticleEventID 1196 - DNS timeouts
Cluster network name resource '*****' failed registration of one or more associated DNS name(s) for the following reason: This operation returned because the timeout period expired. The below event...
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