I cannot successfully create Always on High Availability Group because the Netbios name of the server is more than 15 characters. Getting the error message below;<o:p></o:p>
Cannot bring the Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) resource (ID 'aXXXXXXX-f8dc-4b2a-90dd-6b0a705e8994') online (Error code 5018). The WSFC service may not be running or may not be accessible in its current state, or the WSFC resource may not be in a state that could accept the request. For information about this error code, see "System Error Codes" in the Windows Development documentation.<o:p></o:p>
Failed to designate the local availability replica of availability group 'EXXXX'as the primary replica. The operation encountered SQL Server error 41066 and has been terminated. Check the preceding error and the SQL Server error log for more details about the error and corrective actions.<o:p></o:p>
Failed to create availability group 'EXXXX'. The operation encountered SQL Server error 41160 and has been rolled back. Check the SQL Server error log for more details. When the cause of the error has been resolved, retry CREATE AVAILABILITY GROUP command. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 41066)
The SQL server is in production so i cannot at this point rename the server. Any work around please?
Thanks