Always On adding a second SQL instance to same fail over Cluster
Client wants to add a second instance on the same Server and add it to the fail over cluster. Does that second instance have to use its own disk or can it use disk from the default instance? This is an...
View ArticleWelcome to the SQL Server Disaster Recovery and Availability Forum
(Edited 8/14/2009 to correct links - Paul)Hello everyone and welcome to the SQL Server Disaster Recovery and Availability forum. The goal of this Forum is to offer a gathering place for SQL Server...
View ArticleWhat is meant by the term redundancy in respect to High availability?
What is meant by the term redundancy in respect to High availability?
View ArticleSQL Server AlwaysON
Hi,I having two questions:1. Is it necessary that all SQL servers contains same instance names (If in case namedinstance), if different names what will be the impact?2. Is it possible to rename listener?
View ArticleApplying Windows Server fixes to a windows server 2012 R2 server with sql...
I need to apply windows updates and I want to understand the proper method since I have 2 nodes using an AG. I see a distinction made to the process for sql server updates versus os updates but os...
View ArticleSQL Always on AG - SQL limitations
Hi,We are planning to configure Pre-Production environment for new Dynamics system in our Company. The IT has come some up setting up SQL 2012 Always on AG for High availability. I had a quick read...
View ArticleAvailability group failover it cannot login
Hi,I have some databases on difrent availability groups, using two hosts.When i do a failver to the other host, it gives the user login failed.When i go to the secondary server and connect directly...
View ArticleDB Mirroring disconnected
Hi,I'm getting the below error. I tried stop & start the port. I resumed the partner also.. But mirroring is still disconnected. Can anyone help."The Database Mirroring protocol transport is...
View ArticleError on restore a database using sqlcmd
Hi I wrote a command to to restore a database (from SQL server backup tool) , it works for a few restore files but faild with a specific bak file.The error:sqlcmd -U sa -P password -Q "RESTORE...
View ArticleSome questions about mssqlsystemresource in sql server 2012.
1,What's the relationship of Location for database Master and mssqlsystemresource in 2012? based on the following technet article it states" If you move the master database, you must also move the...
View ArticleWhat is a clustered node...
I am a little confused with the term node in a clustered environment...Is the node referring to the SQL Server Instance or the Windows Server Machine? Thanks,Ben Mr Shaw
View ArticleIs my environment considered n+2
I just wanted to check if my environment is classed as n+2.There are two Nodes.On the primary node there are two separate installations of SQL Server. Both instances of SQL are operational On the...
View ArticleAlwaysOn + FCI with CSV
I am looking to have a DR setup. At primary site 1 I want 2 servers that act as a SQL Server Failover Cluster with CSV. But then I have a second site where I would like to have only one server that is...
View ArticleAdding 2nd Node to SQL 2005 Cluster Fails
We had a 2 node active passive sql 2005 64Bit Std windows cluster running on Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise 64bit. One of the nodes is being retired. It has been successfully evicted from the cluster and...
View ArticleCopying database objects and data from one server database to another server...
Hi,I am still trying to wrap my head around sql clusters and AGs and I have a project that requires I take a vendor's database and restore it weekly so its available on the production server which is...
View ArticleCurrent owner is not the preferred owner.
In the Cluster Manager console I can see that for one of the VMs the Current owner is not the preferred owner. I am new to Clustering.. what does this mean?Mr Shaw
View ArticleDedicated network for AlwaysON replication traffic when a replica is a...
Hi, We are planning to setup dedicated network for our Availability Group replication traffic. We have a Failover Cluster Instance as the primary replica and a standalone SQL server instance as the...
View ArticleIn cluster Manager there are no services and application listed on a node.....
In Cluster Manager I can see two nodes listed.When I click on the first it lists the two SQL Server instances.On the other node there are no services and application listed....what does this mean?Mr Shaw
View ArticleLong Running Update statement
HiI am running an update against a table with over 100,000,000 rows which takes forever. Is there a better way to write a query like this?UPDATE [dbo].[Test_Table] SET [Column_34] =( CASE WHEN...
View ArticleMirroring and Legacy Instance
Hello All...............I have few questions and would appreciate if anyone could answer them for me.1. Is it possible to have two different SQL Clusters being used for DR purposes by using mirroring?...
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