Use 1 passive node for 2 active nodes with different services
Hello,I would like to know if the next situation is possible:I have 1 Hyper-V machine to host about 20 Vm's I have 1 Server which hosts a generic service (mailserver) in a failover cluster.Is it...
View ArticleBuilding a Hyper-V Cluster with Server 2012 R2
I'm building a 3 node Hyper-V cluster with Server 2012 R2. I create the cluster but the report is telling me I should configure a disk witness as a best practice. Do I need that with a 3 node...
View ArticleNIC teaming and Hyper-V switch recommendations in a cluster
HI,We’ve recently purchased four HP Gen 8 servers with a total of ten NICS to be used in a Hyper-V 2012 R2 ClusterThese will be connecting to ISCSI storage so I’ll use two of the NICs for the ISCSI...
View ArticleUninstall custom Cluster Resource from passive node
I am trying to improve the uninstall experience of our custom cluster resources. The user of our product can uninstall the product on one of the nodes of the cluster. When the customer uninstalls our...
View Articlefile share on csv server 2012 r2
hi,i have a requirement for a highly available file share. from reading a file share was not supported in windows 2008 and the csv was to be used for hyper only.all i need is a file share and creating...
View ArticleMSDTC failed
I install cluster on MS Windows 2008R2 on two Servers. Done successfully showing both Nodes UP,Now I start installing MS DTC, as soon as it completes the status showing is FAILED.I can ping the Ip...
View ArticleRemote Desktop Connection Broker (Clustered) forgets initiated sessions
HelloWe have experienced an issue with our clustered environment. Currently we have a Connection Broker cluster with 2 nodes, they manage connections going to 2 Terminal Servers. However we noticed...
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Restoring CSV volumes
Hello!I have a two-node cluster with iSCSI storage (CSV volume1 and CSV volume2). I can successfully restore CSV volumes using Files and Folders method but can't restore the entire CSV volume:Is it by...
View ArticleDomain Rename of Original Domain Controllers under Windows SQL cluster
Hello,I have read that Microsoft does not support the migration of SQL DB clusters to a new domain. Does this statement apply when the original domain controllers are renamed and the AD GUID is...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 failover cluster in VirtualBox
Hi,I'm a Windows NT student and I need help with understanding how to do clustering using multiple Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise servers in VirtualBox 4.3.8. I have a Windows 7 host computer. I was...
View ArticleRemove Cluster Shared Volumes and Re-Add Them
Hello,I have two cluster shared volumes that I need to remove from a Server 2012 Hyper-V cluster. I am re-configuring them into one volume instead of two volumes on the SAN (changing them from two...
View ArticleHyper-V 2012 Cluster Registry Entries query
Hi,We have two Hyper-V 2012 Failover clusters and both have been built and configured identically. However, when we look at the HKLM\Cluster registry entries they differ. The first cluster has a large...
View ArticleScale Out File Server for Applications using Shared VHDX
Just trying to get a definitive answer to the question of can we use a Shared VHDX in a SOFS Cluster which will be used to store VHDX files?We have a 2012 R2 RDS Solution and store the User Profile...
View ArticleStep by Step change of IP's in Two node Cluster WIndows 2003 server
Hi, I am looking for step by step information for changing IP's in Two Node windows 2003 cluster setup. Information on KB on technet as well on windows site, not covering step by step details. If...
View ArticleIPv6 addresses are not displayed in the Failover Cluster
My problem is that IPv6 addresses are not displayed in the failover cluster. The address I get via DHCPv6 and get an address length of 128 if I put a fixed address then the address length of 64 then it...
View ArticleHow to understand "CSV network"
my understanding is like:suppose you have a 2 node Hyper-v cluster. Normally, the active node in the cluster should have Direct I/O to the VHD file stored in the CSV on a SAN. However, SAN connection...
View ArticleCluster recommendations
Hello!Would you please tell me what whould be better in these two cases:There's a two node cluster - Win2012R2, Hyper-V, iSCSI disks = CSV disks.1) I need to create a VM with two disks: C: and D:...
View ArticleList Services Information" fails during cluster validation Server 2008 R2
Server 2008 r2 entAn error occurred while executing the test. There was an error getting information about the running services on the nodes. There was an error retrieving information about the...
View ArticleCluster Service Won't Start
Hello Everyone,Thanks in advance for your help and thoughts.We have a 2 node cluster running Windows 2008 R2 that runs our virtualized appliance, the witness disk resides on another server on the same...
View Article2008 R2 failover cluster dns
Hello,Wondering if there is any best practices when it comes to setting up DNS. Options are either dynamic DNS or add static A records for nodes and cluster name. Also I understand that there will be...
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