Always on : Primary database relocation
If I would like to relocate a database files to another faster drive in the primary replica, is it required to rebuild the whole replication ???
View ArticleWhich spn to configure when using listener
Hi all,I am confused by a situation I am facing. I have an availability group configured with two nodes.If I follow the instructions below :...
View Articlesetup log shipping or replication from 2014 to 2016
Hi all,I have an on premise VM on which SQL server 2014 standard edition running which has databases in 3 TB approx, its a prod environment which is used to run mostly analysis and report kinda query....
View ArticleCan't rebuild(join) availability group: '10061(No connection could be made...
Hi experts, I created an AlwaysOn Availability before but due to a 10GbE NIC driver issue(it rans 10X slower than before) I manually removed AG to keep the SAP system/SQL DB running. I want to...
View ArticleDisadvantages of using 'Allow Failback' in sql cluster
Hi, we are looking into 'Allow failback' option in sql cluster as we would like sql to run on its preferred owner after patching is done. Patching is done by a different team and they don't put sql...
View Articlehow to change HostRecordTTL value for network name 'Name: "my cluster name'
Warning "the HostRecordTTL property for network name 'Name: "cluster nmae' is set to 1200 (20 minutes). For multi-site clusters the suggested value is 300 (5 minutes)." shows in the cluster vaslidation...
View ArticleSQL 2016 cluster installation fails with an IP address error
Hi Guys,We have existing two node windows 2016 cluster, running four SQL Server 2016 instances. Now I am installing one more SQL 2016 instance on it and setup keep on failing with below error...
View ArticleSQL 2016 AG
HiWhen the read-only routing is configured, the read requests like select * from dbo.account will go to secondary node when the application srting is also set toApplicationIntent=ReadOnlyNow what would...
View ArticleConnecting to Always on Database
Hi,I have configued SQL 2016 always and have a DB replicating but have no idea how I attach to it using the listenerCould someone please helpThanks
View ArticleSQL Server 2017 (Ubuntu 18.04) - managed backups to Azure config
Hi,I'm trying to setup managed backups to Azure storage container. I've set everything according...
View ArticleCan DBs running on different version be joined to the same AG
We are currently running SQL 2012 with AG on it.I need to plan for upgrade to SQL 2016/2017.For the time of the migration, is it possible to have AG connecting to DBs with same compatibility level but...
View ArticleCENTOS Failover Multiple Always On Availability Groups
Hello everyone.I have a problem.I have two CENTOS.CENTOS 1: Installed MSSQL 2017 StandardCENTOS 2: Installed MSSQL 2017 StandardCENTOS 1 and CENTOS 02 configured SQL Always On Availability Groups.I...
View ArticleProbe Ports 59999, 59998 etc.
Hi I'm really struggling to understand the probe port part of Azure Always-on.Where on the actual VM is this probe port set? I take it the probe port is different from the listener port?Many thanks,...
View ArticleSQL Server AG Authentication issue
SQL Server 2016 running on Windows Server 2012 participating in three replica availability group. All three nodes using gMSA for SQL Server services. gMSA has CONNECT to the instance and the endpoint....
View ArticleRe-create AlwaysOn Group
Hi expert,if we recreate AlwaysOn Group with same name with old, do we need to recreate Distributed AlwaysOn Group too?thanks for all replywarm regard,Urbel
View ArticleSuspend an Availability Database in Always On
Hi,We have two VM with Always On installed and configured, we want to apply some changes in the replica, the plan is- Suspend Availability Database on Primary- Create a VM snapshot for replica- Apply...
View ArticleAlwaysOn enabled database property "Mirroring" options
Hi Experts Version 2016 R2 Enterprises I have two server always no enabled and Async mode. I did a failover and failed back between two nodes and the process and working fine When I check with...
View ArticleSQL Server HA
Hi, We have two SQL 2016 Std edition server and don't have shared storage, what is the method to configure HA.Regards,Mani
View ArticleRegarding Differential Backup in AlwayOn
Hi,We are currenly using AlwayOn (SQL Server 2016 Ent) backup preference to Primary Replica.As per Microsoft Diff backup doesn't support on Secondary Replicas.But in order to reduce load on primary we...
View ArticleBasic availability groups when application has multiple databases
Iam currently looking into the Standard and Enterprise versions of SQL Server 2016 to see if what benefits we can get from Enterprise vs licensing costs. Iam currently looking into Basic Availability...
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