2003 cluster: add node wizard reports wrong IP info
Hello all,I am trying to add a 4th node to a 2003 cluster. When I run the add node wizard the summary shows the public and private IP addresses for an existing node in the cluster (the one that is...
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SQL 2012 Failover Cluster - unable to start because of 'Network Name' failed.
Hi all, Running a 2012R2 Failover Cluster with SQL 2012. I'm unable to start the SQL 2012 Cluster Role because of the following error;Log Name: System Source:...
View ArticleHow to move a Virtual Machine from one host to another in Hyper V
HI,We have two Infra server (infra1, infra2), infra1 and infra2 are clustered. When we shutdown infra1, a VM from infra1 automatically moved to infra2, now my question is when we start the infra1 how...
View ArticleRenaming Windows 2008 cluster name.
Greetings to all:I am trying to rename windows 2008 failover cluster name. I could not find any documentation about renaming windows 2008 faliover cluster. Is just renaming it in the cluster property...
View ArticleWhat is the needs of disk bus driver in Failover Cluster validation?
What does Failover Cluster needs the disk bus type driver to perform or act to support Windows Failover Cluster?I used scsicmd.exe...
View ArticleFile share failover between two sites (Server 2012 Standard's).
Hello again. I have two servers (both are Server 2012 Standard's) at different sites (interconnected by site-to-site VPN over wan/broadband). Both servers have different names and their own storage. I...
View Article2008R2 2-node cluster - how to configure for multiple instances of SQL 2008R2?
Hi All,I am looking for some clarity from the cluster perspective on what is required to install multiple instances of SQL 2008R2 on the same server 2008R2 cluster... Do I create an new SQL resource...
View Articleidentifying cluster disks in validation report
Hi, we have a 2008 R2 Hyper-V cluster. When configuring CSV volumes, we rename the cluster disk label to something like CSV1, CSV2 etc. from the default cluster-assigned labels like "Cluster disk 1",...
View ArticleMulti-node (3 or 4) Windows 2012 Cluster with shared SAS JBOD storage (no SAS...
I have been reading a lot about the new Windows 2012 features, the SAS JBOD based storage options are very, very appealling!All the reading I have done, finds that once a cluster has more than 2 hosts...
View ArticleError while configuring ADC (Additional Domain Controller)
Hello Experts,I am configuring ADC (Additional Domain controller) in a member server which is in workgroup. while configuring ADC on that server, I got a window saying "additional information for this...
View ArticleHigh Availability Storage - How??
HiI am just getting into the whole clustering and high availability area, particularly focusing on hyper-v. I already know about having redundancy for all the components which make this solution up...
View ArticleMatch logicaldisk counter to harddiskvolume#
Hi There,When monitoring the Avg. Disk Sec/Write and Read with perfmon on a Clustered Shared Volume the Instance name is HarddiskVolume<number>. How do u match this with the clustered shared...
View ArticleCluster Quorum drive is dirty
I have 2 node windows 2008 R2 cluster and the Quorum drive has become dirty. While created a new file/folder, getting an error disk structure is corrupted and un readable. I need to run chkdsk /F to...
View ArticleFailover Cluster Network - MPIO
Each of my Hyper-V hosts has 2 NICs configured for iSCSI using MPIO.I have set the MPIO policy as Round Robin with Subset.When I check the Failover Cluster Network settings (in the Failover Cluster...
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 ArticlePutting NLB Multicast Traffic in a Vlan
We have a few 2 node NLB clusters on our network but they cause excessive network traffic due to the multicast mode. We're thinking about creating a vlan for NLB but want to keep the cluster IP / host...
View ArticleSQL 2008 Active/Passive Cluster - ISCSI connectivity
I have an active/passive cluster that's been running fine for years. I recently upgraded both front end server and added another processor and bank of memory. that went completely smoothly and all...
View ArticleVM Clustering with each in seperate hyperV host
Hi,Like to find out the correct setup for this.I have the following1 VM (VM1) in HyperV Host A (HypervA)1 VM (VM2) in HyperV Host B (HypervB)VM1 and VM2 will form traditional Failover Clustering.VM...
View ArticleDFS between two clusters
I am trying to setup a DFS namespace between two fail-over clusters. I have 2 nodes for Cluster-1 and 2 nodes for Cluster-2. I would like to have a single namespace for files located on each...
View ArticleMSMQ Clustering: Windows 2012 crashes when remote computer reads message from...
We are having 2 Node Windows Failover Cluster deployed on Windows 2012 Standard Edition having MSMQ Role Deployed. Whenever we try to peek message from clustered private queue present at any one of the...
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