Perform Backup Before Upgrading the Service Pack for SQL Server 2012
Dear SQL Server Expert,we are currently using SQL Server 2012 and we would like to upgrade the service pack to the latest. Since our SQL server is hosted on physical server and NOT VM, hence we can't...
View ArticleSQL failover cluster with Availability group
Hi Team, We have 3 node SQL failover cluster running on WSFC extended to DR site. 3rd node is in DR site.Idea is to use HA with DR. Primary site have 2 node failover cluster running SQL multiple...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 and SQL Server 2014 or 2016
Hi Please advise,I've been asked to install three windows 2012 r2 server (data centre edition) and install server 2014 or server 2016 using always on feature but not part of a domain (three servers in...
View ArticlePrimary not failing over to secondary in always on availabilty group in sql...
Hi,In lab I created always on Availability group in Sql Server 2012 with VMwareI created a domain controller and attached 2 sql2012 nodes to it(All in windows server 2008R2 with SP1). Had opened ports...
View ArticleRegarding to DR sites
sir can you send me a document for the disaster recovery sites licence. In which Dr sites license is required or which may not ?? so plz.. send me on my mail mohansharma2080@gmail.com.
View ArticleSQL Availability Group Listener
Hi AllI have a question concerning SQL Availability group Listener and how the vip name and vip ip works. Let me quickly give you the scenario and see if i understand it correctlyI have 3 sites...
View ArticleAG group stuck at Synchronizing
HiI have a SQL 2014 cluster with 2 nodes, I have an availability group with 6 databases. Nothing is happening in the databases but they are still showing as "synchronizing" on the Secondary node.I have...
View Articlealwayson failover to secondary instance users unable to connect to...
Hello team,We have configured the 2 instance AAG. whenever the failover happpend to primary to seconday replica. User are unable to connect through listener. So we have to again failover to primary....
View ArticleProduction SQL cluster - Change from "Node majority (no witness)" Quorum...
We have a 2 node (VMs) SQL 2012 cluster (using Always on High Availability) which is currently setup "Node majority (no witness)" Quorum setting.Both the nodes are in the same LAN in same site. Company...
View Articlechange the data, temp and log directories (SQL 2016) from C drive to say F...
Hi there, how to change the data, temp and log directories from C drive to say F drive (data disks) via Powershell or DSC. I am spinning a SQL VM in Azure but I notice that these directories are on C...
View ArticleAuto installing SQL server
Hi, we need to install the sql server (as part of alwayson setup) on win 2012 R2 vm. we want to automate this process so that manual install is avoided. please suggest best way for us.I generally...
View ArticleAlwayson question
So if you have a replica setup on the secondary server how do you deal with jobs? Are they disabled so they don't run?Alan
View ArticleChanging the Session Timeout in an Availability Group.
Greetings. We been having issues with our 2012 AG lately and typically see messages like these below:MessageA connection timeout has occurred on a previously established connection to availability...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 HA for Sharepoint
Hi,We are running a 2-node SQL Server 2012 HA always on (active-passive) system for our Sharepoint farm. There will be some maintenance (schema updates via application server) done in Sharepoint. The...
View ArticleSQL 2012 Always on AG issue - scratching head on this one
Hi guys, hope you can help. I have a 2012R2 always on SQL Cluster setup. which has been working fine.so when running my application from SQL02 (primary) , the application works fine, but when we...
View ArticleQuestion on setting up DR
Hello, We are designing our solution for DR, trying to see which option will be better:SQL version: 2014 Enterprise edition Option1: Using Alwayson setup between datacenter1 & datacenter2 Option2:...
View ArticleSQL 2014 Always On - Cluster Private Network
HiI've creates a two node SQL 2014 Always on Cluster with availability Groups. the 2 nodes are located in in separate physical environments across a 10 GB link.I have created the cluster and have...
View ArticleAlwayson questions
There is already a group listener setup and running. I created a new AG. Do I need to create a new Group listener? Also how do I deal with automatic failover and jobs? How do the jobs get enabled when...
View ArticleAvailability Group Cluster Name always connecting to a specific server rather...
Hi I am hoping someone can help me, I have a SQL Server 2012 Always On Availability GroupServer 1 - SQL Server 1 Server 2 - SQL Server 2 SQL Cluster name - CLR Availability Group Name - AG I have some...
View ArticleBACKUP DB FILES TO AZURE
Hi All,I would like to know if it is possible to backup all the database backup filesdirectly to Azure cloud storage, As I am new to Azure storage I'a not sure about the type of storage used.If it is...
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