I recently configured SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability group using two nodes - a primary and one secondary read only replica. The group is residing on a windows 2012 cluster with an smb file share as the quorum. I am able to successfully failover through SQL and through the windows 2012 cluster. When I look at the group dashboard on the primary server and view the Operational state of each node I notice an odd value. The secondary role server is listed as Unknown. I also noticed that the Availability replicas node icons in object explorer are displaying the same icon on the primary server but on the secondary server, the primary server is shown as a server with a question mark. Am I missing a permissions setting or is this normal behavior.
For example:
ServerA is the primary
ServerB is the secondary
ServerA lists the servers in Object Explorer as:
- ServerA (Primary)
- ServerB (Secondary)
ServerB lists the servers in Object Explorer as:
- ServerA
- ServerB (Secondary)
The primary is never listed a primary on the secondary server. Again failovers are working properly, but I want to be sure I am not missing a setting somewhere. Any help is greatly appreciated.