AlwaysOn Availability Group - Move File Share Witness
Hi,I have a 2 node SQL 2012 AAG, each node has separate storage and I'm using a file share witness on a DC. The AAG is configured as synchronous commit (nodes are located in the same data center).Each...
View ArticleUse of Auto Start option in SQL Server Cluster manager
Hello,I am told to disable auto start option in sql server cluster manager before starting windows update in passive node. Actually I don't know much about auto start option in sql server cluster. It...
View ArticleHow many maximum database's can we have in AlwaysON AG?
Hi All,How many maximum database's can we have in AlwaysON Availability Group?Thank you.Sam
View ArticleAlwayson Question. How can I connect to secondary server
Hi Everyone,Just wanted to know, if for suppose , I am connected to PRIMARY node, and I know that we can do backups/read data on secondary server's. Normally to connect to an AG we use a listener or a...
View ArticleQuestion on AlwaysON and pre-reqs
Hi All, A question on AlwaysON. I want to know why did AlwaysON needs a windows cluster as a pre-req, then install standalone sql server instances and then configure AlwaysON AG's on top of it. Why...
View ArticleMove SQL 2008 instance from clustered environment to stand-alone
We have a two node cluster and now there is a request to break this cluster and make it standalone. We have multiple SQL 2008 instances running on this node. Let me know the steps to proceed with this...
View ArticleSQL 2012 Cluster install - error msg
HiI am in the process of installing SQL server 2012 cluster, on the Instance configuration page where i gave "SQL Server Network Name" as "appsqlclsA" and the "Named Instance" as "Ins01". I am getting...
View ArticleChange IP Addresses of SQL 2012 Failover Cluster Nodes
I have a SQL Server Failover Cluster with three nodes. Each node has one of the following addresses: xxx.xxx.xxx.46, xxx.xxx.xxx.47 and xxx.xxx.xxx.48. Is there a way to change the IP Address of each...
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backup from sql standalone and restore in sql cluster
Hi,I installed a failover cluster in 2008 server and i added a SQL server Cluster (2008) with success and I create a backup .bak from another SQL server ( standalone) but whene i try to restor it in...
View ArticleAlways on network latency between datacenters
When we open Always on dashboard, we see network latency [Estimated Data Loss] on secondary server and our secondary server basically DR server is in different datacenter. Latency causes log file full...
View ArticleMoving SQL certificates?
We have to move the system databases from one clustered drive to a new one with a new drive letter. Aside from copying the key files from the \data folder, so I have to do anything else like...
View ArticleCouple of quesions on Alwayson AG's
Hi, Couple of questions on Alwayson AGs. 1. What are the different modes in AG's? Is it same like in db mirroring we have HA mode with witness, High protection mode and High performance mode or any...
View ArticleError: ExecuteNonQuery requires an open and available Connection. The...
Dear all,Can any one explain about this error,2014-11-02 19:19:29.58 *** Error: Could not log history/error message.(Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.LogShipping) *** 2014-11-02 19:19:29.58 ***...
View ArticleWhat versions of Windows Server 2012 and SQL 2014
I am wanting to setup an HA configuration with SQL 2014 Standard edition without a shared storage box. So the data will be stored on each node within a 2 node configuration. I have seen documents...
View ArticleDifferential backup error
I have taken Full backup followed by diff backups.Qn: I restored with full backup which is successful and Diff_backup_2014_11_04_140202_8558055.bak (04 Nov 2014 2:00 pm) it fails error'database is not...
View ArticleNeed a script to create Log-Shipping status reports
Hi All,In my company log shipping is set up for 5,6 databases i n each server so i need a script that which can generate reports at time for all the databases and i can get the mail about the reports....
View ArticleHow to find out how always on configured?
How to find out how is always on configured on a particular database for the preferred type of backup? Thanks.
View ArticleClustered role 'xxxx-AG' has exceeded its failover threshold
I am getting the following error in cluster manager. I have an AG listener but it will not start in cluster managerLog Name: System Source: Microsoft-Windows-FailoverClustering Date:...
View ArticleCan you configure WSFC after SQL Server installation for AlwaysOn Setup ?
The MSDN Checklist: Requirements mention that each computer is a node in a Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) cluster. Most of the online material that shows how to setup AlwaysOn show that WSFC...
View ArticleSQL 2012 Cluster Multi Instances !
Hello,For SQL 2012 Cluster Multi Instances setup, Does the Storage Space should be different for each instance or can be the same?Kindly help me in this.Regards !
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