User access required to manage a windows 2008 r2 cluster
We have a 4 node already configured cluster, Now I need to give access to backup team to view and configure backup cluster resource on the same cluster. What all the permission should I provide to the...
View ArticleFailover Cluster disk failed on a VM.
Hello,I tried to create a Failover cluster node on a VM (with a virtual disk with fixed size).All the step are ok except disk storage Add.When I try to Add a disk, the following error appears :Status :...
View ArticleFailover Cluster - GHOST VMS / ROLES
I mean Ghost as in mysterious non-existent machine, not the old Norton program. I've periodically had random cluster crashes, mainly due to my own negligence. 99% of the time everything comes back up...
View ArticleCreate a share FSW on another server or CIFS
HiI create in my lab, 3 serveurs Windows 2012 R2, all servers in a cluster.I check to create a share for FSW (File Share Witness), what is a best practices ?1 - Create a share on CIFS?2- Create a share...
View Article32 Bit to 64 Bit OS Migration
Hi,I need a clarification on OEM & Volume Licenses as below.Can I migrate 32 bit version to 64 bit version ?? If yes then what will be the process?? Do I need to by 64 license or existing 32bit...
View ArticlePersistent Route on a virtual IP
Hi,It may be a longshot but is it possible to have a persistent route on a virtual IP address (NLB cluster IP)?The reason is that I need to add a persistent route to a particular subnet for my two...
View ArticleAfter configuring NLB RDP connection was lost
Hello,I configured NLB with the steps in this article http://marcelzehner.ch/2012/07/08/dealing-with-multiple-management-servers-23-load-balance-management-servers/#comment-24457after adding second...
View ArticleNecessary permissions to create a cluster
HiI prepare to create a cluster with 2 servers (A and B), i configures "Private" and "Public" network. I choose a name for my cluster (Ex.: clusterA)I view in this article...
View ArticleHow to upgrade a windows 2008 R2 HyperV Cluster
I have a 4 node Hyper-V cluster running Windows 2008 R2. All the 4 nodes in the cluster are connected to an FC SAN where the VM's are stored. We are not using CSV but dedicated LUN for each VM.I want...
View ArticleCant see shared disk clicking on Role in fail over cluster
I created a Fail over cluster and have added the quorum and shared disk to it. Now using power shell i created role and moved the cluster and resources to the role. Below is the command i...
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How can I monitor NIC on Windows Server 2012 Cluster
Hello All, I've some issue with MS.Windows Server 2012 Cluster, when I unplug LAN cable or power off switch of production network node 2, why cluster resource does not take to node 1, and I...
View ArticleNetwork Name Resource Availability - failover cluster error 1196 on Hyper-V...
Hello,We're getting this error in our even logs of our four node failover cluster, we tried deleting Host A record in DNS management, that did nothing.Failover cluster event: 1196"Cluster network name...
View ArticleCannot create checkpoint on cluster, access denied (solved, but request for...
Hi, we have a 3 node hyper-v cluster windows server 2012 R2. They have shared iscsi disks. When I want to create a checkpoint, I get the following:Error (12700) VMM cannot complete the host operation...
View ArticleUnable to add Node to cluster - Windows Server 2012
We are having troubles trying to add a node to a cluster where there is an AlwaysOn Availability Group role, all systems are using Windows Server 2012. This node was previously working without...
View ArticleHigh Availability for Two Physical Print Servers using windows server 2012
Hello every1,My company is not allowing me to use VM for Print server.And we dont have windows server 2008 enterprise or datacenter edition license, so cant use failover cluster in windows server...
View ArticleGetting error on adding new node to existing failover cluster
Hi,We are getting below error on trying to add a new node to existing failover cluster. This cluster is used for Configuring Always on availability in SQL.Adding newserver.corp.contoso.com to the...
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Failover Over Cluster 2012 R2 Role Gets Stop
I have deployed SQL server 2012 SP2 with latest updated on windows 2012 R2 with updated windows we have 2 nodes of SQL with SQL feature Always on Availability we have successfully deployed it but now...
View ArticleHyper-v Live Migration not completing when using VM with large RAM
hi,i have a two node server 2012 R2 cluster hyper-v which uses 100GB CSV, and 128GB RAM across 2 physical CPU's (approx 7.1GB used when the VM is not booted), and 1 VM running windows 7 which has 64GB...
View ArticleCluster failure and don`t start
Hi.First, one of cluster node is lost Witness share. After reboot servers cluster service do not started. In Event Viewer write some errors:Event ID: 1090The Cluster service cannot be started. An...
View ArticleCAS Server not Migrating
Hope ur all doing well, we have 2 physical Servers HV1 and HV2, both servers are part of VMs cluster, each server hosts a CAS and an mbx HA VM i.e HV1 hosts CAS1, CAS2, and HV2 hosts MBX1 and MBX2. Few...
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