Clustered 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 ArticleDo we have support for Print Server failover cluster in Windows Server 2012
Hi,Do we have support for Print Server failover cluster in Windows Server 2012, if yes what is the service we need to use for the configuration.I'm aware of configuring the print server failover...
View ArticleDisk taking long time to come online when 1 node going down
We have a two node cluster. Usually we use VMWARE Esxi for virtualization. We do clustering with in two virtual machine.when one node fails/restarts it takes around 10 Min for cluster disks to be...
View ArticleRemove Virtual Server from CSV to Local Storage
I copied a VHD file connected to a CSV to a local server and started up the virtaul to find out that the IP settings were back to default settings. What other settings should I be worried about on the...
View ArticleDB Log shipping one to Many
Hi,I am using SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition and i want to keep my database back on four different location. Can i achieve this using SQL Server 2012 Standard edition with Log shipping to one to...
View ArticleSharing Issue in Cluster Disk
Hi,I Created 2 Nodes in Win2k8 R2 SRV and Put in to a Failover Cluster ( Cluster IP : 10.0.0.250) i give the Read permission for the Available storage ( G: ) to Domain Users group. and created a Folder...
View ArticleCSV allocation unit size recommendation
Is there recommended allocation unit size for volumes that are being used as CSVs (be it for 2008 R2 Hyper-V clusters or 2012 clusters)?I haven't found any figures in MS documentation.Thanks in advance
View ArticleMove specifics resources on a clsuter from node A to node B
Hello,I would like to move two drives from Node A to Node B on an enterprise cluster.Services and Applications- One Item is dependent on this drivesWhat should I verify before doing this to be sure the...
View Articlec:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\unidrvui.dll
Damaged or not designed to runtry installing the program again using the original installation media or contact software vendor for supportI was trying to view USMC Parris Island Gift Shop Online...
View Articlejava.exe process not killed during fail over occured due to network failure -...
We are using Failover Cluster Manager version 6.1 of Windows Server 2008 R2. We have confiugred a General application for java.exe for failover to happend between server C1 and Server C2. We have found...
View ArticlePersistent Reservation and Disk Offline
Hi, i have 2 nodes Hyper-V Cluster (Windows 2008 R2) that use an hp MSA2324i SAN for CSV Storage, the Cluster is in production since 2010 without any problem. Without any reboot or interruption, all...
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 ArticleReverting PaxosTag to normal
On a node majority cluster running Win 2008R2 64 bit, the Paxos tag format was changed after this cluster was started with force quorum. Now the nodes are all up & the cluster service has been...
View ArticleChange Server 2003 NLB cluster IP
Hi All,We have 2003 NLB cluster and I am trying to change cluster IP using a script.I cannot use PowerShell cmd lets as 2003 NLB does not support this.I is possible to change cluster IP , multicast IP...
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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 ArticleWhat if you just do a shutdown server in a cluster withought stopping the...
What if you just do a shutdown on a Windows 2008 R2 server with SQL 2008 R2, both in a cluster, without stopping the cluster groups?Go to start menu and click shutdown of first node then do the same on...
View ArticleVSS copies lost between nodes?
In testing a 2012 F/O Cluster, it seems that Volume Shadow copies are often lost on a disc if it fails between nodes (or even possibly, if dedup runs)? i.e. Windows 2012 cluster, LUNs mounted with VSS...
View ArticleCreating a Cluster on Server 2012 Core
Hello Experts!I'm having issues creating a new cluster on a Windows Server 2012 machine. The validation results do not include any errors. However, the installation fails without much explanation to...
View ArticleFile Server clustering and Shadow Copies
We have the following setup:1 x SAN2 volumes are mapped, 1 for data and other for shadow copies. These are added in failover cluster as separate cluster disks2 x Windows Server 2008 R2 in Failover...
View ArticleCSV in redirected access on one node...
Hi,We have 3 node cluster and 3 CSV. Now I am able to move the CSV to other 2 nodes and they are coming online without any problem. On 1 specific node all the CSV's will always come online in redirect...
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