Remove node from Failover Cluster
Hi, we had 5 SQL2012 servers configured with AlwaysOn. A few days ago we dismissed 2 of them, we removed them from the availability group and then stopped SQL services, we need to reuse these servers...
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SQL 2014 SP1 in a 2 node failover cluster (active/passive). We need to add a new instance to the cluster and wondered if the process is the same as adding a new instance with a stand-alone SQL 2014...
View ArticleRemoved Database from Availability Group, Secondary Started Restoring - How...
I was trying to fix the error, "Transaction log for database... is full due to AVAILABILITY_REPLICA." I removed the database from the Availability Group, and the secondary immediately went into...
View ArticleMultiple network adapters in 2 node Active/Active cluster?
Hello. I have just built my first SQL Server 2012 failover cluster. It is a 2 node Active/Active cluster and it is functioning fine (using a disk witness for quorum). As this is my first build, I am...
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Hello,I have windows server backup running on a 2012 r2 box with sql server. The event logs in windows are saying the sql databases are being backed up when the windows backup is running. I can see...
View ArticleNeed help for Best Practices on Transactional Log Management in SQL Always On...
Hi All,I have put a couple of databases in an availability group on which heavy ETL tasks due to which the Transaction log file size is constantly growing. Need some pointers on how to effectively...
View ArticleCorruption on the same table twice
HiI have a SQL Server cluster with 109 user databases. Each of the user databases has 650 tables (the tables are the same for each database).Last month one of the tables became corrupt, I fixed the...
View ArticleSQL Server Backup
Dear SQL Server Backup,We are currently using SQL Server 2012. I would like to perform a full backup and i have tried that it can run successfully. However, may i know how to perform a backup that will...
View ArticleHow many licenses are required if i am implementing sql server always on...
How many licenses are required if i am implementing sql server always on availability group architecture with 1 primary and 2 secondary servers ?
View ArticleWhat is the difference between separate Database mirroring concept and the...
as microsoft saying that Database Mirroring will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Use AlwaysOn Availability Groups instead. so what are the advantages of Always on groups over...
View ArticleSQL 2014 Cluster (FCI) with Availability Groups
Hi, I Just wanted to seek others opinion on Installing a SQL 2014 Cluster (FCI) across 2 physical servers then on the same physical servers but different Instances install an Availability Group pair?...
View ArticleWindows Update on ALwaysOn Group
I have been told that all of the Availability Replicas in an AlwaysOn Group should have the same Windows Updates.Is this true?Thanks in advance.
View ArticleAlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instance
I had read one point that SQL Server Failover Cluster is renamed asAlways On Failover Cluster Instance in SQL Server 2012.I tried to find this information in other sites. However, I didn't get any...
View Articlefree MS tools for recovery of corrupted MDF, LDF, and SQL backup files.
looking for free MS tools for recovery of corrupted MDF, LDF, and SQL backup files.We have a situation where we have corruption of data as the result of punctures which have occur on our SQL...
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Number of cluster nodes supported edition failed
When trying to create a cluster i get the following error:Number of cluster nodes supported edition failedtech_thomas
View ArticleDeadlocks on Logshipping Database Restore
SQL Server Version: 2012 (11.0.5343.0) We had a windows patching and servers were rebooted.We did take care of the disabling and enabling of jobs prior to the activity. LogShipping restore for...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 backup job won't run with compression
On a SQL Server 2008 instance, managed via ssms 2012, a backup job won't run with compression. The instance has compression off by default, and I turned on compression for the particular backup job. I...
View ArticleSQL Server 2016 AlwaysOn AG failover changes
For SQL Server 2016 AlwaysOn AG, I've read that a failover can be initiated by the unhealthy condition of a database and not just the health of the server or instance. What would be some examples of...
View ArticleSetup for disaster recovery scenario
Hello,Our IT-manager asked me to setup an SQL-database that is High Available and ready for disaster recovery. In order to perform this he asked to set everything on seperate disks. So the MDF on Disk...
View ArticleSQL 2012 AlwaysOn availability group on Windows Server 2012
Hi, I'm trying to install an AlwaysOn availability group for SQL 2012 on Windows Server 2012 and when configuring the SQL Server Properties in SQL Server Configuration Manager\SQL Server Services i...
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