The chapter includes; the new features associated with failover clustering for both SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008, it then covers step-by-steps on implementing a two node single instance ...

Failover Cluster holds utmost importance in a production environment. If you have configured WSFC in the environment, and for some reason, a node goes down, there will be a backup node ready to take ...

Unfortunately, when I tried to configure failover clustering with Windows Server 2008, the initial clustering verification test and installation failed indicating that Windows Server 2008 could not ...

One of the really great things about Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 is that it removes the requirement for shared storage. Microsoft recommends the use of a cluster shared volume ...

Creating a Failover Cluster in the Windows server ensures high availability and reliability for apps and services. In this article, we will explain how to create a failover cluster in Windows Server, ...

I have a question for people running Hyper-V farms: what's the best way to manage a (two-node) cluster with a set of permanent VMs and large number of on-demand/changing VMs? I'll be soon setting up ...

You are configuring a failover cluster for a Web server. You are assigning four nodes to the cluster. All nodes have access to a SAN and there is adequate space available. Which of the following ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft has done a 180-degree turn and decided to ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

Trying to nail down a strange problem I'm having with a test cluster (being built as a proof-of-concept prior to a migration). - steps of building the cluster went fine, "validate cluster" produces ...