Locked down DNS
Created a 2012 Cluster on Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V and an Availability Group in SQL 2012.Getting errors that the cluster cannot update DNS.Cluster is in locked-down environment and cannot update DNS...
View ArticleFailover cluster node cannot be contacted in workstations Server 2016
While adding nodes in High Availability Server 2016 workstation error message is coming "failover cluster node cannot be contacted " anyone suggest possible solutions.
View ArticleStop and start cluster nodes on same time
We have a cluster with 4 nodes and File Witness (5 votes) on same enclosure. We need turn off all nodes. Which is the best procedure to stop and start the cluster ??
View ArticleHigh Availability Configuration is possible on Server 2016 Workstation
We are planned to setup domain controller in hyper-v with High Availability. Is it possible to configure High Availability on Server 2016 Workstation. Is it necessary the nodes are in member server.
View ArticleCan I configure fail-over cluster between 2012 R2 and 2016?
Old Server install Windows Server 2012 R2. It is HyperV host.I bought new server for HyperV high availability. I bought new Windows Server license too, it is Windows Server 2016 license.So, Can I...
View ArticleNFS mounts
Does Microsoft support configuring 2012 R2 failover cluster using nfs mounts?
View ArticleHow to Activate DR site when Preferredsite Goes Down
We're testing the two site scenario where you have a primary and a DR site using the Site-aware FC. How do you bring up the DR site when the preferredsite goes down? I've tried using fq switch for the...
View ArticleError validating cluster computer resource name (Server 2016 Datacenter Cluster)
An error occurred while executing the test. The operation has failed. An error occurred while checking the Active Directory organizational unit for the cluster name resource. The parameter is...
View ArticleWindows Hyper-V cluster goes down if one node is up
Hi,We have a two node Hyper-V CSV Cluster, node 1 is down. As soon as this server comes up all cluster goes down. Currently all VMs are working on Node 2.What possibly could be the issue?
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Software Updates missing on Node B
Hello,When running the cluster validation I have "Software Updates missing on Node B" Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1.e.g.: KB3087985 requested by the cluster validation but see below refused by...
View ArticleUnable to configure server 2016 cluster aware updating.
Initially got a WinRM error when trying to set options in the CAU gui so ran test-causetup which reported the same errors after rule 11 below. It's also reporting several other failures though which...
View ArticleAccess denied in Failover Cluster manager for non-domain admin with read-only...
Hello all,I observe the following:When giving a user explicitely permissions to the cluster with Grant-ClusterAccess <domain>/<user>The user cannot connect to the cluster in the failover...
View Article2 node failover clustering
please explain , how to make 2 node failover cluster , both nodes are directly connected to 5nos 60 bay HGST JBODs .ThanksMuhammed Rashid
View ArticleWindows NLB cluster only one node remains active always even after rebooting
Hi Team,I have server A and server B running in windows NLB cluster ,running exchange 2013 CAS roles,anti virus is runing on server A and not installed on server B,the cluster IP is currently getting...
View ArticleCSV using S2D Storage Spaces Direct not working
Hi,I have two servers running Server 2016 Data Center and I am trying to set up a high-availability fail-over environment using Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) for a bunch of Hyper-V VMs that will be...
View ArticleActive Directory detached cluster creation failed -...
I'm having trouble creating active directory detached cluster. From log I can see there is problem with authentication, but both users are the local admin accounts with same password. Here is log file...
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Accessing web service from inside of NLB Cluster
Hi All,I have setup a NLB Cluster with following options.Cluster operation mode: MulticastPort Rule:Range:80/443Protocol:TCPFiltering mode:Multiple hostAffinity: NoneFollowing diagram illustrates my...
View Article2-Node Stretch Cluster with Storage Replica?
I want to create a 2-node stretch cluster with Storage Replica. I was able to setup the replica but once I create the cluster it breaks the storage replica. I'm not sure if that is by design or not....
View ArticleHow MS Cluster is not a single point of failure
Hi Guys , I have proposed single cluster of 8 physical machines to my customer which will be used to access CSV disk to create virtual machines clusters. So, overall my requirement from physical...
View ArticleBest practices for Windows Search on file Failover Cluster with folder...
Hi there,we have an "active/active" fileserver failoverclusterFailoverresource01Failoverresouce02Both with own drives and fileshares. Our drives are mounted in one "master" Driver, likeMastedrive is...
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