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Comment on How to Install Windows Server 8 Beta on VMware Workstation 8 by Jack

Jack — Thu, 31 May 2012 01:01:36 +0000

Awsome, great job.
Thank you.

Comment on Windows Server 8 Failover Clustering – New Features and Relevant Blog Articles by Step-by-Step: Configuring Windows Server 8 Beta iSCSI Target Software for Use in a Cluster « GAPTHEGURU

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:21:56 +0000

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Comment on Step-by-Step: Configuring a 2-node multi-site cluster on Windows Server 2008 R2 – Part 3 by daveberm

daveberm — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:18:25 +0000

Yes, a 2-node multisite cluster is possible with SQL Server Standard Edition. Of course, you will have to span your subnet as SQL 2008 R2 does not support cluster nodes in different subnets. And what I just found out is that even with SQL 2012 Standard edition you will still need to span subnets. The cross-subnet failover feature in SQL 2012 is only available in the Enterprise Edition.

Comment on Step-by-Step: Configuring a 2-node multi-site cluster on Windows Server 2008 R2 – Part 3 by Serge Vedrine

Serge Vedrine — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:14:52 +0000

Does a SQL Server 2008 R2 geo-cluster (multi-site cluster) is possible with Standard Edition?

Comment on How to Install Windows Server 8 Beta on VMware Workstation 8 by daveberm

daveberm — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:38:27 +0000

Thanks. I’m glad you liked the article!

Comment on How to Install Windows Server 8 Beta on VMware Workstation 8 by Manish Verma

Manish Verma — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:04:00 +0000

Its really cool, I have installed the WINDOWS SERVER 8 BETA VERSION in my Machine through VMWare. Thankx for the Article ………. But i really appreciate that person to load this article ….. nice article…..

Comment on How to Install Windows Server 8 Beta on VMware Workstation 8 by Kevin Mack

Kevin Mack — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:01:05 +0000

Jason Watkins, I’m having the same issue. My host version of VMWare is ESXi5.0. Has anyone been successful in getting the Beta to work on ESXi?

Comment on Step-by-Step: Configuring a 2-node multi-site cluster on Windows Server 2008 R2 – Part 3 by Christo Pretorius

Christo Pretorius — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:45:39 +0000

Thank you for the post. My first Geographically Dispersed SQL Server Instance (GeDiSSIn in short) is up and running. I’m using SteelEye for my supporting database servers (Distributor, Mirror Witness and General DBA Management Instances) as Microsoft does not have a way to mirror the distributor database and/or the mirror witness functionality.
Regards
Christo Pretorius

Comment on Step-by-Step: Configuring a 2-node multi-site cluster on Windows Server 2008 R2 – Part 1 by Dibakar

Dibakar — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:40:32 +0000

Thanks a bunch for the reply Dave, appreciate your assistance and guidance!
A few more questions :
1) How easy is it to force a quorum online in case of a site loss?
2) I need more details on the failover process in case of:
(a) Failover within the same site
(b) Failover across sites
AFAIK, the above failovers are not similar to the single site clusters wherein we have shared disks, here we would have to depend on the storage replication solution for failover, correct me if I am wrong. If that is the case, then how will the failover happen “automatically” if the FSW is placed in 3rd location? Won’t we have to manually mount the disks in the 2nd site incase the 1st site is down (and vice versa)? Please advise. My apologies if I have asked too many questions..

Comment on Step-by-Step: Configuring a 2-node multi-site cluster on Windows Server 2008 R2 – Part 1 by daveberm

daveberm — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:15:41 +0000

If you want a 2 x 2 cluster you will need to use a File Share Witness (FSW). In order to have automated failover, the File Share Witness MUST reside in a 3rd location. If you don’t have a 3rd location, then just put the FSW in the primarary location, but you will have to force the quorum online should you have a complete site loss.