Hi guys, just need some clarification about always on.
I've got plenty of experience with normal SQL Clusters, but just need some clarification around always on availability groups.
I presume with AG, you setup a listener and this becomes your point of connection, IE this is what you use in the you connection string for you applications, so can I use this when I am setting up a new application, and will this automatically make the Database that's created by the APP, Highly available. ? or do you still have to add it to the AG afterwards. ?
I have also read that you can still point to the installed SQL instance, and you don't need to use the AG group listener, but how does this make your DB HA ? how does the failover work.
I also presume you don't need to use any roles under the MSC anymore.
Kind regards
Mark.G