Creating compliant failover clusters in the Google Cloud One way to build a fully supported SQL Server FCI for high availability involves using third party SANless failover clustering software.

For step-by-step instructions on installing a SQL Server 2008 single instance or multiple instance failover cluster on Windows Server 2008 reference – Chapter 12 “Implementing and Managing ...

SQL Server Failover Clustering is built upon the Microsoft Server Clustering Services (MSCS) on Windows so since W2K8 Server supports 16 node clustering so does SQL Server 2008.

Microsoft expands support for virtualized SQL Server failover clusters. The announcement is a shift from what the company told its database customers last year.

Failover Cluster ensures high availability of an instance. If you want to create a failover cluster in Windows Server, follow these instructions.

Hi, I have a bit strange situation, detailed bellow. Setup is two node failover cluster with Server 2012R2 installed on both nodes and SQL server 2012sp1 is running as clustered service. There are ...

With a mirror, your mirror can be remote. We have a SQL mirror where the servers are separated by ~2000 mi over a 45Mbps link. Yes, failover is manual (but easy).

Ask 10 people 'What is high availability?' and you might get 15 different answers. For the purposes here, HA will be defined as ensuring SQL Server is operating when and as needed. 'When' takes into ...

Among the concerns is the increased risk and complexity associated with running SQL Server in any public cloud, where high-availability (HA) clustering configurations can be challenging 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 ...