Windows Server 2012 licensing and storage for a cluster
Experts, I have a some questions, hope someone can help me. One comment before I start, I am not a systems person but I am the one that pays for it and I like to know what I´m buying (so please forgive...
View ArticleFailover Cluster Manager Missing
I created new Windows 2012 R2 Servers (non-core) and configured a functional failover cluster. I then removed the GUI using the Powershell command:Remove-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell,...
View Articlethere was an error analyzing cluster update readiness
Hello,I have two cluster nodes running the Hyper-V edition of Windows Server, have enabled all the relevant features, installed and configured clustering, have a VM etc.... I can use all the other...
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Strange issue while executing "Repair-ClusterSharedVolume" cmdlet...
Hi all;I want to check my CSV by using Repair-ClusterSharedVolume cmdlet. So when I execute it, the following error message appears:The CSV is in Maintenance mode, while I executing the above cmdlet.I...
View ArticleCannot access new drive $ share via cluster alias (CNO)
Windows Server 2008 R2, 2-node cluster, SQL 2008 R2, MDSM (Modular Disk Storage Manager), MD3000 (not the "i," just the regular MD3000), 2 x Dell PowerEdge 2950s.Here's the scenario - had to add a new...
View ArticleC:\ClusterStorage\volume1 not accessable after nodes been truned off (MPIO)
I have a problem with a two node hyper-v cluster (2008 R2) and access to the CSV after the cluster nodes have been turned off and after they comes back on-line they can’t access the CSV (when clicking...
View Articlecluster resource failure
Cluster resource 'FileServer-(HFS)(Cluster Disk 7)' in clustered service or application '***' failed
View ArticleEvent 1196 every 15 minutes
I have a 2 node cluster running Windows Server 2012. I've recently noticed that in the Cluster Events log on either node, that every 15 minutes there is an 1196 error posted.There is an A record in DNS...
View ArticleUnable to correct cluster quorum settings
I have a Windows Server 2012 cluster with 2 servers, a witness disk, and a storage disk. The quorum is set to Node majority but the recommended setting is Node and Disk majority. This can't be set...
View ArticleSQL serve 2008 r2 not working after upgrade to Windows 2012 Standard
Hi I have just upgraded from Windows Server 2008 r2 standard to Windows Server 2012 standard.. and now SQL server 2008 R2 is not working. SQLServerAgent doesn't start.I wasn't sure whether I have...
View ArticlePerformance Monitor fails to connect to SQL Network Name after in-place SQL...
We recently performed an in-place SQL upgrade on a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster, going from SQL 2005 SP4 to SQL 2008 R2 SP1. The upgrade process went smoothly, although afterwards we could...
View ArticleMultinode Failover Cluster on Windows 2012 Server validation test taking lot...
Dear All,We are facing problem of Huge time takes for cluster validation test on IBM Blade Server with Storage. The details are given below. Escalated with IBM OEM, confirmed that "there is no hardware...
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Hyper-V failover cluster 2012 R2 - disk witness and node majority
hi I configured 5 node hyper-V failover cluster in windows 2012 R2.when it was done, I saw under hyper-V cluster properties as "Node and Disk Majority".I went to cluster name--> More actions-->...
View ArticleHow to perform disk validation against a Single/Selected LUNs in Windows...
Hello All,I have a scenario here where I should need to perform a disk validation(only disk, not other tests) against newly added LUNs in windows cluster(which are in available storage) without taking...
View ArticleCluster network name resource error 1196
I have a two-node Hyper-V 2012 Core Server cluster. Initially, the cluster was working fine and I was able to do live migrations with no problem. I first realized that something had gone wrong when I...
View ArticlePass Through Disks - VMM 2012 R2 Unsupported Cluster Configuration
I have A 3 node Server 2012 Cluster. I created two LUNs on our EMC SAN, added the LUNs as storage to failover clustering, and then assigned them as pass through disks for a file server. VMM is now...
View ArticleServer 2012 - Clustering CSV Config advice
We have a Dell VHDX Server with 2 server blades (This has shared storage built in)I've installed Server 2012 Datacentre on both servers, configured a cluster (My first!)I have a number of HDD's in the...
View ArticleServer 2012 - CSV & RAID Advice
Ok, Dell VRTX server with 2 blades. Primary storage will be 10 x 600Gb 10k SAS drives.Planning on running Hyper-V cluster to host primary file server, print server, SQL, Sharepoint etc for mid sized...
View ArticleClustering in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1- Running Applications
We have 6 Servers each Having .net based applications and SQL 2008 R2 Databases.We want to make all these applications High Available.We have about 6 Free Servers; so my questions are:1- Can we make...
View ArticleCannot Bring Cluster Name Online
I have a 2-node Windows 2008 cluster that has been working fine for over a year. Recently, we moved the resources from the one node to the other and everything failed. We are able to bring up all of...
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