Unfortunately, when I tried to configure failover clustering with Windows Server 2008, the initial clustering verification test and installation failed indicating that Windows Server 2008 could not ...

The chapter includes; the new features associated with failover clustering for both SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008, it then covers step-by-steps on implementing a two node single instance ...

While the cloud continues to grow in popularity for many, if not most, enterprise applications, IT departments remain reluctant to trust public clouds, including the Google Cloud Platform, for ...

A new update for Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 R2 allows shared block storage in storage area networks with the use of iSCSI Protocol. The new Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 is the first ...

I just ran into a...thing I didn't realize existed. My goal is to have a failover cluster hosting SQL instances. I'd like the SQL virtual names to be in aa subdomain, <instance>.sql.mydomain.com, but ...

I get a warning in the Microsoft Failover Clustering Services validation tool stating "The servers do not all have the same software updates". All of the nodes are identical and are running Windows ...

Activating a three-node cluster of Red Hat, Ubuntu, and Windows Server with the former approach takes less than a minute. Simple drag-and-drop capabilities create the subsequent availability group in ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft has done a 180-degree turn and decided to ...

A step-by-step guide to using SAN-less failover clustering software to support SQL Server’s Always On Failover Clustering in the public cloud The thing about clouds is that they can change shape even ...