Cluster SQL 2012 standard edition with enterprise edition
Hi,Is it possible to cluster SQL server 2012 standard edition with an enterprise edition in active-active mode?Regards,Stijn
View ArticleLSAlert job to informational
I have implemented logshipping and it is running with few issues. The SQL Server service account on our primary server runs under the local system account (network is a machine account), however we...
View ArticleMirrored DB 2008 to Clustered 2012 Server
We are in the mist of migrating from a SQL 2008 R2 to SQL 2012 Clustered Instance. On the transition plan I am thinking of Mirroring a DB from the 2008 to 2012 server while we migrate the...
View ArticleSteps to be followed after the database is restored in the primary server
I have logshipping activated and for some reason the user calls and I have to restore the database in the primary server. However the secondary server shows error message The log shipping secondary...
View Article2008 R2 cluster networking
Windows 2008 R2 supports private cluster communications over the public network. What would be a best practice for two NICs? Should you still have a separate private network? With two NICs is is ok...
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msdtc issue on Sql cluster
Hi,I have created a three node SQL 2008 R2 cluster with three SQL instance on Windows 2008 R2 SP1 everything was fine.but when I am testing fail over of instance to another node i am getting the...
View ArticleHow to continuously backup SQL 2012?
Hello everyone,We have deployed an SQL2012 farm for providing maximum high availability with Always On availability groups containing critical databases in synchronous commit mode (1 primary replica +...
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AlwaysOn Availability group DMV sys.availability_groups_cluster shows deleted...
Hi,I had created a Always on availability group using async mode to for availability database on my dev environment called "SQL12_AAG" but when I deleted the group and tried recreating it. I got a...
View Articlecluster validation test error while adding node to the existing...
cluster validation test failing while trying to add another node to the existing cluster group.Error: An error occured while executing the test. Specified argument was out of the range of valid...
View ArticleInplace upgrade of SQL server 2008 R2 SP1 cluster to SQL server 2012 Always...
I've a windows server 2008 R2 SP1 failover cluster and SQL 2008 R2 SP1 installed on it. I would want to know if,1) inplace upgrade of SQL 2008 R2 SP1 to SQL 2012 is possible?2) If "inplace upgrade of...
View ArticleFaiback Process in SQL Server 2008 Standard
Dear Is there any other process which can be followed to Failback to our Primary database other than restoring the latest backup from DR, since i don't see any procedure by which i can change the...
View ArticleHow to force syncronization of a not health database in sql 2012 high...
I have a 3 node windows cluster with a 3 node sql 2012 high availability group. I am replicating one database. On the third node the database is not healthy due to a network issue. The network issue...
View Articlemerging two identical databases
Hi thereJust wondering whats the best way to merge two user databases (identical schema but different data) ?This request came when two of our clients merging their businesses and they want to combine...
View ArticleDisaster Recovery Solution sql 2008 R2 OLAP environment
hi all,We have a stand alone sql 2008 R2 Server that holds both relational and OLAP databases on one Server.We would like to mirror another Server to have the same exact databases and OLAP databases on...
View ArticleCan this cause a server to show high processor utilization if it is executing...
Evening,I am seeing an error when I run the HP Array Diagnostic Utility from the server exhibiting the 95-100% proc utilizationThe error states:===== Start of Option ROM POST Message Log =====...
View ArticleSQL 2012 Always on groups fail over
All,I'm in the process of evaluating SQL always on availability groups. Aside from replication, the one aspect I've been testing is failure scenarios. So far everything I'm concerned about causes a...
View Articlehow to Restore Master Database from a Full backup ??
Hi All,Could someone tell me the Steps to restore master database from full backup ?Thanks In advance.Regards,Hunt
View ArticleIs it possible to configure SQL High Availability solution with SQL 2012...
Is it possible to configure SQL High Availability solution with SQL 2012 Availability Groups without Domain or AD ??We having two standalone windows 2008 R2 servers are located in data-center which are...
View ArticleAlwaysOn and Corrupt Databases
Hello,How does AlwaysOn handle DB corruption? Will the corruption be transferred to the secondary node or will there be an automatic failover before the corruption?thanks
View ArticleMulti Node Multi Instance clustering error
I was able to install the multi node multi instance clustering. But I am unable to connect to the sql server on the second instance. It is throwing the error - a network relate or instance specific...
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