SQL cluster on VMware? Supported yes, but is it a good idea?
I know this seems to have been covered a million different places, but I can't find a site that lists the pros/cons in a simple way. It appears that yes, you can do it, but it comes with some caveats....
View ArticleAlwayson configuration related
We currently have a 2 node active passive failover cluster with shared disks. Can this setup be part of an alwayson group also or it's either or configuration. Can we add a third active node to the...
View ArticleAlwaysOn Lease Timeout issue
On primary Prod node suddenly we are seeing AlwaysOn Lease Timeout issue Error: AlwaysOn: The local replica of availability group <AG> is going offline because either the lease expired or lease...
View ArticleRemove and add database in AG to enable service broker
Hi All, Right now am testing in AG, I have a scenario where I created AG without enabling service broker, As per experts Service broker should be enabled first before AOAG since I did not, I remove the...
View ArticleLog shipping stops working
Hello,Log shipping (Stand by)stopped working after changing the network path location of log backup to new share location.Am getting error like An entry for primary server , primary database Open fire...
View ArticleALways ON : sql server 2012 SP2 stand alone servers quorum config scenario?
--ALways ON : sql server 2012 SP2 stand alone servers on win 2012 servers.Version: SQL Server 2012 SP2 on windows 2012 Test Scenario: Node1: TestDB Node2: TestDB NOde3: Other databases Notes: Always...
View ArticleWindows Cluster 2012 R2 Issue
Hi All,I removed a node from the cluster and ran, cluster node <computername> /forcecleanup, to cleanup all the registery entries.Now I am trying to create a new windows cluster and am getting...
View ArticleConnection AlwaysOn AG Listener Problem
I'm a newbie for microsoft technologies and I'm having problems in connectivity part for SQL Server 2014. This is probably an easy issue but I'm stuck. I've 4 servers. One of them is the Active...
View ArticleIntepestive Operating system error 170 : resource in use error on SQL Server...
Hi everybody, I installed a SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Failover cluster on the top of a VMWare 5.5. The shared storage is done with LSI Logic adapter and shared option enabled. Our system admins and...
View ArticleSQL 2012 Log shipping to Report Server
Hi AllI'm after some help please, as I think I may have discovered a bug with SQL Log Shipping to a server that is also running SQL Reporting Services.To try and help keep things clear, I have 4...
View ArticleSQL cluster name on a Windows Failover Cluster
Hello,I am installing a SQL cluster (first timer) using Windows server and SQL (both 2008 R2)Windows failover cluster is setup and functioning. I am now installing the SQL failover cluster...
View ArticleEvent 5244 during Repair_Rebuild
Hey all. I am totally stuck here. Using SQL Server 2008 ver 10.0.6000I have a database we are trying to run DBCC CHECKDB Repair_Rebuild on but continue to get message:Repair (rebuild) failed: Repair...
View ArticleSQL Backups very Slow
I just changed out a server, which I use for my SQL backups and it contains both transaction and data logs and the data. The backup use to be fast but now it is very slow. I left the server name alone...
View ArticleThe lease between availability group '
Hello Friends,We are facing this error all of sudden on SQL Server AlwaysOn Production Environment. Any thoughts on how this error will occur? The lease between availability group 'AvailabilityGroup'...
View ArticleCan we setup FILESTREAM on Failover Cluster
I saw following point on Technet article about RBS.The local FILESTREAM provider is supported only when it is used on local hard disk drives or an attached Internet Small Computer System Interface...
View ArticleLog Shipping - encrypted? Resilience?
Hi,A couple of questions about log shipping that I did not see covered in documentation; if they are covered somewhere I would be glad to be pointed to the existing relevant docs. This would be (at...
View ArticleSQL SERVER RESTORATION
Hi,In my scenario I have scheduled a weekly Full backup and Differential backups on alternate days for my instance. A day before my scheduled full backup my instance crashed but luckily the...
View ArticleAlwaysOn Cluster reboot due to file share witness unavailability
Hi Team,Anyone came across this scenario in AlwaysOn Availability Group (two node), file share witness times out and RHS terminate and cause the cluster node to reboot. File share witness is for...
View Articleupgrade from standard to enterprise on a cluster.
SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard. Two node Active/Passive Clustered, lets say NodeA is active and NodeB is passive. Need to upgrade the edition only from standard to...
View ArticleExclusive access could not be obtained because the database is in use
Hi I am trying to use sql server 2005 management stodio to restore a database. But I got this error message: Exclusive access could not be obtained because the database is in use Anyone know how to...
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