What is the value of the 'Name' attribute of an Instance of Resource Type...
See subject. I'm writing a Powershell script which is supposed to return the configured hostname and IP Address for a service associated with a role on a failover cluster. I'm using, e.g.. the...
View ArticleDoes MS support virtualized FailOver Cluster?
Hello to all, I have VMWare Host Environment hosting dozens of Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 OSs and would like to know if MS supports virtualizad FailOver Cluster on W2K3 or W2K8 OSs as guest. If...
View ArticleLosing CSV LUNS during back-up
We have a problem that during the back-up of our 4 node Hyper-v cluster, the CSV's are placed in redirected mode and do not return back in the normal state when the back-up finishes on one of the...
View ArticleHyper-V with SOFS Appalling Write Performance
Hi,We are testing our new scale out file server and are having major issues with performance. We have 2 server clustered running the sofs attached to a shared jbod with 8x 4tb sas drives. We have...
View ArticleLive migration RDP disconnection if part of RDS, Fine if not
We have a Failover Cluster(HA) that if you are RDP'ed into a guest and live migrate everything is fine. We also have a Failover Cluster(HA) in and RDS 2012R2 setup anytime you live migrate the RDP...
View ArticleScale out file server client access point using public nic
Thoughts on this one.I have a Scale Out File Server cluster with a Client Access Point. Whenever i talk to the Client Access Point it uses the public nics.If i talk to the Scale Out File Server...
View ArticleCAU DNS error
Hiwe run Hyper V core cluster with latest updates, the error we get is:Cluster network name resource 'CAUSynCrgt8' failed registration of one or more associated DNS name(s) for the following reason:...
View ArticleHYPER V Disaster
I was upgrading my Hyper V cluster from 2008R2 to 2012R2 and disaster has hit.I built my second cluster, with one of a three node cluster and an older server everything went really well up until the...
View ArticleMSCS cluster question - SQL server 2012 cluster
When configuring the nodes for MSCS h/w configuration, apart from the components being identical - is there any norm that all nodes should be of the same size (RAM size, #CPUs, #HBAs, etc)? I read...
View ArticleCluster Storage
We currently have a large (4TB) database attached to a shared NAS via 1Gbe. The limited bandwidth is killing our backup performance.I am investigating using a dedicated JBOD as an alternative. The...
View ArticleUnable to connect via Failover Cluster
I'm trying to use the Failover Cluster Manager MMC to manage a Server 2012 R2 cluster on Windows 8.1. When it attempts to connect, it says "Cluster CLUSTERNAME not found". I can successful manage it...
View ArticleEvent ID 1212 - Cluster network name resource 'Cluster Name' cannot be...
Hello,We implemented a Windows Server 2012 hyper-V cluster recently. All was working correctly. However we decommissioned one of our 2003 Domain controller recently. Since then whenever I try to move...
View Articlefirst cluster - Server 2012 r2 - storage spaces issues
Hi Everyone We just purchased two new servers (Lenovo RD640's) and an external SAS JBOD enclosure (the Lenovo SA120), and we would like to set up a 2012 r2 failover cluster with clustered storage...
View Articleask your advice
Windows 2008 R2 clustering with two nodes: somehow, when the cluster was created, there are two IP resources in the cluster group. one is for ipv6 and another one is IPv4 (up and running). ipv6...
View ArticleQuestion on windows cluster
Hi Experts, I am new clusters. But I have to support win 2003 clusters in my environment. I know it is deprecated but asking as we are still supporting win 2003 cluster environments. Assume I have 2003...
View Article2012 R2 CSV "Online (No Access)" after node joins cluster
Okay, this has been going on for months after we performed an upgrade on our 2008 R2 clusters. We upgraded our development cluster from 2008 R2 to 2012 (SP1) and had no issues, saw great performance...
View ArticleMigrate SOFS Role between 2012 R2 Clusters
I have a sofs role configured on a 2012R2 3 node cluster, and I need it moved to a different cluster so that the nodes on the current cluster can be rebuilt. Both clusters use a CSV. The share that is...
View ArticleWindows 2012 Nodes - Slow CSV Performance - Need help to resolve my iSCSI...
I spent weeks going over the forums and the net for any publications and advice on how to optimize iSCSI connections and i'm about to give up. I really need some help in determining if its something...
View ArticleCluster-Aware Updating on error action
Can't seem to find the answer to this: If CAU encounters an issue, will it continue patching other systems (potentially deploying the issue to all cluster nodes)? What happens exactly? Am I correct if...
View ArticleAdd additional IP to Windows 2008 SP2 Cluster
Dears,I have a 2 node SQL 2008 Cluster 64bit (non r2) on Windows 2008 SP2 64bit (non r2) Server.I need to add additional IP (different subnet) to the Cluster Quorum Resource. Kindly guide me the steps...
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