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Windows Server 2012 Cluster (SQL 2012) Continuous Error Events 2050, 2051
I have deployed Server 2012 Cluster (CSV) for SQL Server 2012. Everythings working fine but some warning and error events generating continuously. NODE01 2050 Warning...
View Article2012 R2 - First cluster, having issues creating Quorum witness disk
Its my first Server 2012 R2 Cluster and its based on a Dell VRTX server with shared storage.I've created the cluster and I'm now trying to setup the Quorum witness disk.In FCM Storage/Disks a 600mb...
View Article3-node active/passive/passive multi site cluster
Configuration:Primary Data Center:2 of 3 nodes - One is active and one is passive.HA/DR Data Center:The 3rd node is located here in passive mode.Configured as above, if both nodes go down in the...
View ArticleFailed state for writers at start of backup
Can anyone help or advise with this one please?We are using Hyperoo to backup VMs held on 2 CSVs, which are running from a SoFS.At present, as soon as the backup is scheduled to kick in, event ID 1544...
View ArticleLoad Balancing VMs across a Cluster. No VMM server
Howdy,We have a 3 node Hyper-V cluster with a bunch of VMs on it. None of the VMs are setup with Preferred Hosts and the Failback setting is set to Prevent Failback. Both of these are set just...
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Clustered storage iscsi path used
windows 2012 failover cluster , iscsi exposed targets , clustered storage get iscsi path used by shared clustered volumeI am attempting to discover the iscsi target used by my failover clustered...
View ArticleNLB Manager donot show the other host
Hello a few months back, I installed and configured Windows NLB on a couple of exchange CAS servers and everything seems to be working fine (still working fine). However, the other day when I opened...
View ArticleMPIO Installation on Server 2012 Fails
I'm trying to setup multi-pathing to our storage array so I went to install MPIO on our Server 2012 R2 machine. I tried it using Server Manager > Add Roles and Features, and I tried installing it...
View ArticleVMs causes physical switch overload
After installing Failover Cluster Manager on a Server 2012R2, when a VM is started using a virtual switch connection to a Cisco 3750, the physical switch gets overwhelmed with high CPU usage and won't...
View ArticleIs it possible to create Windows server 2003 Ent 64b bits guest clustering on...
Scenario:VM1 Guest: Windows Server 2003 Ent 64b.VM2 Guest: Windows Server 2003 Ent 64b.Physical Host 1: Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper V.Physical Host 2: Windows...
View Articleso I need simple answers with step if possible
kindly help me to understand definitions of below topics. I know it is difficult to answer in simple but still I am trying understand logics so I need simple answers with step if possible0)Hyper V1)...
View ArticleHyper-V Quorum Disk held on SOFS Cluster
Following a successful SOFS cluster implementation, the next stage is to implement a Hyper-V cluster.Question - I have created a 1GB quorum disk for use with my HV cluster, which is held on the...
View ArticleDisk space dissapearing in CSV volumes at an alarming rate
Hello everyone.I recently ran into some issues with my Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V cluster where CSV's were running low on space causing the Cluster service to crash on a host. I cleaned up space then...
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Cluster auto-recovery after network down on all nodes
I work with MSCS since Windows Server 2000My typical config is 2-node clusters with shared storage and 2 networks (internal for cluster-only and external for clients). without service personnel on...
View ArticleFailover Cluster SQL 2012 - Is a Second NIC Still needed in separate VLAN
Hi All:I am trying to get clarification on best practices building out a 2 node SQL Failover Cluster Instance. I have read it is best to have a secondary NIC in another subnet for redundancy (I have...
View Articlehyper v over smb3 access denied
Hello Yall's, Wanted to get some advise im getting some error .Domain Dc 2003 and 2008, forest level is 2008.failover cluster setup: 4 servers, 2 Hyper-v 2012r2 and 2 SOFS (CIB) 2012r2.Hyper-v Setup...
View ArticleCluster-aware updating - Self updating not working
Hi,I have a Windows Server 2012 failover cluster with 2 nodes, and I am having problems gettign the Self updating to work properly.The Analyze CAU Readiness does not report any issues, and I have been...
View ArticleCan I monitor the progress of CAU?
Howdy,We've always run CAU manually from a utility server and pointed it at our Clusters to update them. This let us watch the CAU program to see exactly where in the process it was, which server it's...
View Articledo I need to be a 2012 forest to running failover cluster?
sorry I have more dumb questions to ask ?do I need to be a 2012 forest to running failover cluster?I just run Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-AD-PowerShell. Enable-SmbDelegation –SmbServer...
View ArticleFailover on 2008R2 Fileserver cluster takes 7 minutes when a server reboots...
I have a 2008R2 domain with (2)2008R2 nodes in a cluster. I have 2 questions1. If I "validate the cluster" and it is a cluster with several 10TB disk on it, etc. will it take a long time to validate?...
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