Cluster Active-Passive Licensing - SQL Server Std
Hello, we are not sure about licensing an SQL Server 2016 Std Edition active-passive 2-node-cluster.Is it appropiate to use 2 per server licenses + CAL?Thank you in advance...
View ArticleSQL Server AlwaysON cannot failover if you changed default port number
Hello,I have installed 3 nodes SQL Server 2016 with AlwaysON (2 nodes for HA- in same Location + 1 node for DR- in different Location)I have changed SQL Servers' s default port number (different than...
View ArticleAG still in MS Failover Clustering but not in SSMS
Hi,I've got a problem that's a lot bigger then my knowledge so I hope someone can help me. We had to restore a server pair within an always-on cluster. When we brought up the servers, we saw that the...
View ArticleHow do I apply patches in an passive active mode on SQL Server 2016 Standard...
Looking for some best practices or general guide lines on doing this type of thing. Thanks In advance.
View ArticleCannot enable CDC on an SQL Server database which part of an Availability Group
Hello,I am running SQL 2016 13.0.5201.2 (Enterprise) On Windows Server 2016 Version 1607 (OS Build 14393.2551).I am trying to enable CDC on a database which is part of an Availability Group. I ran the...
View ArticleEvent ID 10028, Distributed COM
Hi,We are getting this Event Error on the Primary SQL Replica server. DCOM was unable to communicate with the computer "sqlFC@domain.local" using any of the configured protocols; requested by PID...
View ArticleFailover cluster instance and Availability Group configuration.
Hi,I would like to build the following combination of a Windows Server Failover Clustered SQL instance and an SQL availability Group.Platforms = Windows Server 2016 Datacenter & SQL 2016Site A...
View ArticleSQL 2016 SP1 AlwaysOn DBCC CHECKDB on non-readable secondary
We have an AlwaysOn setup with async commit and readable secondary = No.CheckDB maintenance plan is failing with following error message:"The target database, 'XXXX', is participating in an...
View ArticleSQL Always on
Hello,I am planning to purchase Four Servers. Each Server contains 4 Processor and total of 96 Cores. Please help me calculate required license for SQL AlwaysOn.RegardsTanveer
View ArticleWhat is network best practise for always on fileshare witness
At Always On, failover cluster services communicates and Servers comminucates for data transfering.What is best network practises for both sides?1) How to make cluster services communication network...
View ArticleExtend on-prem AlwaysON AG to Azure
Hello all!I am looking forward to get some guidance on how to extend my on-prem AO AG into Azure for the purpose of DR.How do the steps usually go? I am using Azure ASR to failover to Azure and...
View ArticleAlwayson configuration
Hello Experts,I have configured 3 virtual machine in my laptop,1 DC and 2 database server. I have configured Alwayson between the 2 database server.I need to add a 3rd replica onto azure. Is this...
View ArticleLog shipping is not restoring log files ata particular time
Hi,I have configured log shipping and it restores all the log files upto a particular time after which it throws error and not in consistent sate. I tried deleting and again configuring log shipping...
View ArticleAlwayson Error/information in errorlog
Hi All,I found lots of information re AlwaysOn Availability group in errorlog, so complain from end user yet, although those are information only, but I don't see why the database is trying to change...
View ArticleFull and differential backups on SQL AAG
Hi All, Need some information regarding Full and Differential backup on 2 node SQL AAG. My doubt is, if full and diff backups are done on different nodes would we be able to apply the diff backups to...
View ArticleUnable to enable High Availability
Hello,I have the following configuration:2 Windows 2016 datacenter - Windows failover cluster created and configured with a share withness- Installation sql 2016 DatacenterThe next step is to enable...
View ArticleSQL Server Always on backup check
Is there is a way to check backup status on databases configured on Alwayson. Currently i have to check on all replicas to check the status of the database backup. Is there is any simple way/script to...
View ArticleDBCC CHECKDB weird issue
hi folks: I have a SCCM database and it contains corruption. The best way is to restore to the last known good backup but we haveto fix the db this time. What I did is to convert db into single mode...
View Articleavliablity setup how to configuire disk, network, witness disk
during sql high avliablity setup how to configuire disk, network, witness disk2 SQL server Disk needs to same size, for instance SQL is load on D drive, logs file drive etcjust looking setps or...
View Articleimplement cluster quoram or witness disk
how to implement cluster quoram or witness disk for 2 nodes of sql servers to achieve sql high avliablitityI am looking setps
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