Sql Access to individual node in a cluster
I setup my first Sql 2014 cluster. (Windows 2012 R2, Sql 2014). I can successfully use Management Studio by pointing it to the Sql Cluster name but not when I point to the Sql server instance on a...
View ArticleLoad Balancing with citrix netscalar
We currently have SQL 2008 servers (some clustered, some not) where we are looking to have no downtime for maintenance operations. I have been looking into load balancing technologies such as citrix...
View ArticleNeed a good test for see Sql Failover "in action"
I have a two node cluster in a testlab. I'm thinking of INSERTing a million rows in a table, and while the process is running, failover to the other node. (Obviously I'm hoping for minimal loss). Can...
View ArticleCan always on be created on active active node(only two nodes) using SQL...
Can always on be created on active active node(only two nodes) using SQL Server 2012 Enterprise edition 64 bit. Both of the nodes has windows server 2012 enterprise edition 64 bit
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Cannot join a server to cluster
Hello TeamWe have to configure AlwaysOn to an already existing Failover Cluster Instance (FCIs) like in the below architecture. How is it now - Setup:FCI-1: SQLFCIPRIMARY\Inst_AFCI-2:...
View ArticleShrink Log File on High Availability
Dear supportgood day for you,i using SQL server 2012 and using AlwaysON High Availability (server_SQL1 = Primary & Server_SQL2=Secondary), when i try to shrink the log files he told me you must...
View ArticleIssue setting up my File Share witness
I am in the process of setting up a SQL Failover cluster over two availability zones in AWS. My issue I am having is my File share witness is throwing me an error when trying to set this part up....
View ArticleQuestion about the initial backup for log shipping - SQL 2008
Hi All, I'm in the process of setting up log shipping for several SQL 2008 DB's. Everything works fine using a small test DB, but for the next step, I need to configure Log shipping for a 100+GB DB...
View ArticleSQL 2014 FCI+AG on Clustered Shared Volumes design
Hello, I was assigned the task to design a new SQL 2014 environment for my company. Our current environment consists of two clusters of 4 nodes each (8 nodes total for the two clusters) in two...
View ArticleDR - SQL Server - VM's
Hi All:We have an discussion with VM team and DB team.Requirement: Configure DR for all the SQL Servers hosted on Virtual Machines.VM Team: They are asking us to configure Mirroring or Logshipping with...
View ArticleSQL 2012 Always On Availability Create Key for Dynamics CRM syntax
Hi I am trying to follow this terribly written article to setup CRM to be part of a SQL alwayson availability group. The part that is pissing me off is the create SQL logins....
View ArticleAvailability groups and full-text indexes.
Hello,I have created an availability group that contains a database. The database is working fine.I get a request to create a full-text catalog and to add full-text indexes.Is it possible to create...
View ArticleSQL Cluster and DNS
We are looking at consolidating our databases onto a Windows / SQL Server cluster. In our lab environment we have full control over the environment AD & DNS Servers. In our test and Production...
View ArticleTransaction cross 2 Always on availability groups with asynchronize mode
We have 2 AG each with on DB in it. the mode of the synchronization of those AG is Asynchronize.What will happen in a case where a transaction crosses the boundary of a database.Example SP on DB A...
View ArticleCross-DB transaction and Always on
I want to implement Always on from 1 primary server to a DR site on maby DBs, the AG will be one for each DB, and the synchronization mode for most of the AG will be synchronized. Failover will be...
View ArticleSSIS 2008 R2 in Cluster. Error
Hi guysI need some help from you.Sql 2008 R2 clusteer with 2 instances (VS are Virtual Names):VS1/InstanceAVS2/InstanceBThe cluster works fine without issues.Problem:I have configured the SS...
View ArticleSQL Server 2005 High Availability and Disaster Recovery options
Hi, We are are working on a High Availability & Disaster Recovery Planning solution for an application database which is on SQL Server 2005. What different options have we got to implement this for...
View ArticleDatabase in recovery
Our server ran out of disk space during a stored procedure process. We were able to free up some space, stopped all SQL services, restarted all SQL services and now SQL Management Studio shows the...
View ArticleLicense for backup testing server
I'd like to set up a system to test all our database backups. My plan is a dedicated server that would cycle through our backups and test them by restoring and running dbcc checkdb etc. It would raise...
View ArticleMirroring Contained Database
I am using SQL Server 2012 and trying to configure database mirroring on a contained database. I have configured mirroring on other databases in the same environment without issue, but when I try to...
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