Intermittent problem with the TEAMed NICs
I am having an intermittent problem with the TEAMed NICs losing their network connectivity. But first, here’s some details about my environment. I have a four node Hyper-V Cluster running Windows...
View ArticleCluster disk shows as raw file system
Hi,We recently performed the below action after which one of disk in windows 2008 R2 cluster shows as RAW file system. Is there anyway to change it back to NTFS?1) There was one cluster disk which was...
View ArticleClustering Pre-reqs for sql 2012 always on availability group
Hello,I'm currently in the planning stages of building a sql 2012 alwaysON cluster on Windows server 2012. I'm a bit confused with some of the requirements.Does windows 2012 clustering require a...
View Articlecsv cache performance counters - No data
hi ,I setup windows server 2012 R2 Cluster hyper-vcsv cache is enabled by defaulti need to check performance of enabled CSV Cache but no collected data for the following countersCache IO Read - Bytes :...
View Articlestorage live migration leaves files in the old location
I have Hyper-v cluster and a new Scale-put file server cluster. I am in the process of storage live migrating my vms into the SOFS cluster. Some Vms migrate over fine and other leave references to the...
View ArticleProper network configuration for SOFS cluster
I need some guidance with proper network setup of SOFS. I have dual port Mellenox 10Gb cards in both SOFS nodes and in my Hyper-V hosts. I also have 1 Gb (Mgmt) nics that connects the SOFS nodes to...
View ArticleServer 2012 Failover cluster, Failed to access remote registry
I am trying to setup a 2 node failover cluster but am getting the error above when validating the nodes.I have verified that the remote registry service is running and remote administration is enabled....
View Article"Failed to connect to the service manager" when I try to add nodes to a...
Hello,I get the following error message everytime I try to add a node to an existing cluster "Failed to connect to the service manager".I'm running Windows Server 2008 R2,Any ideas?
View Articleremove cluster role/group
PS C:\Windows\system32> get-clusterName ---- sql2012poc_cl1 PS C:\Windows\system32> get-clustergroupName OwnerNode State ----...
View Articleremove WFC 2012 role/group gives - The object has been deleted from the cluster
PS C:\Windows\system32> get-clusterName ---- sql2012poc_cl1 PS C:\Windows\system32> get-clustergroupName OwnerNode State ----...
View ArticleFSW or disk without dedicated VM for it
Hi everyone, I'm building a AlwaysOn Availability Group 2-node architecture in Azure. I'm trying to keep the VM count to 2, not counting the DC. What options for a File Share Witness or disk are...
View ArticleInternal DNS A Record for ADFS High Availability in Azure "Availability Set"
Hello,I have configured two VMs in Availability Sets in Azure Portal.Both VMs are in ADFS Farm for High Availability.Say,ADFSVM1 - 10.10.10.5ADFSVM2 - 10.10.10.6And the Federation Service Name is -...
View ArticleStorage validation test failed
Have got a problem with shared LUNboth nodes are PowerEdge R420 dell serversstorage: PowerVault MD3820fnodes are connected via FCafter validation I have got this:Physical disk 45afe2ad is visible from...
View ArticleStop server reconnecting to NLB cluster after restart?
Hi,I've got three web servers clustered together using Network Load Balancing. I took one offline via the "Drainstop" method and restarted after reconfiguring and installing updates. When the server...
View ArticleOne of AD RMS cluster servers always asks for credential
I have created AD RMS cluster on Windows Server 2012 R2. and I have configured NLB between the two servers but when users try to connect to second cluster server they cannot connect to it as it always...
View ArticleDSM QFE Number mismatch on windows 2012
Hi, my validation tests are failing with below error on MPIO disks on windows 2012 standard clustered serverFor the device-specific module (DSM) named Microsoft DSM, versions do not match between node...
View ArticleStrange NLB Issue (Update Not Attempted.Error 0x8004100a)
I'm facing a strange NLB issue, it seem to be whenever the VM is join to the domain, then I'm unable to create the NLB cluster (getting error Update Not Attempted.Error 0x8004100a)But I can...
View ArticleiSCSI Initiator - Connection Failed
I am having a problem with one of our cluster nodes and it's connection the SAN where all the VMs are stored. I came in this morning to find a warning on the SAN, with a bit of further investigation I...
View ArticleValidate Active Directory Configuration at Windows Server 2012?
Hello,I am trying to create a cluster between two Windows Server 2012 Standard. When running "Validate Configuration" I am receiving the following error also I have set "Read all properties" and...
View ArticleFile Share Witness failed
Background2 Node SQL cluster physical non virtual utilizing node and file share quorum. This configuration has been in place for around a year and suddenly the File Share Witness is unable to be...
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