Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
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1,174 questions with Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability tags
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Storage Spaces Direct - Can't Remove Physical Disk from the pool in order to able to use it by operating system
Unable to remove disk from S2D I have a virtual lab /virtual box/ windows 2019 server environment Lab setup: 1 Domain controller windows 2019 Datacenter server 3 windows server 2019 Datacenter each of them member of the domain,…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
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Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Other
asked 2022-07-29T20:35:55.093+00:00
Krisztian
46
Reputation points
answered 2026-06-30T07:21:08.9866667+00:00
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Vivian Ballantyne
0
Reputation points
1 answer
My only one host gets into pause state automatically in failover cluster
Hi, My one host in cluster get into pause state, i already failes roll back and did using powershell command but same issue.
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-06-29T04:25:47.4266667+00:00
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Mohammed Ahmed
30
Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-06-29T09:01:29.4733333+00:00
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Nam Bui (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
1,195
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
3 answers
SQL Server Always On Listener Randomly Disappearing from DNS and AD
I'm the senior DBA for our company's main e-commerce platform, and my phone has been blowing up all night because the shopping cart application keeps losing database connectivity. We run a dual-datacenter WSFC setup with SQL Server 2019 Enterprise on top…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-03-21T09:21:54.41+00:00
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Hanna Twins
5
Reputation points
commented 2026-06-24T07:54:29.3866667+00:00
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Keerthana Jothiramalingam
0
Reputation points
3 answers
Server role needs password reset?
an ITHC report shows a file server role (failover clustering) needs a password reset. But the account is associated with a host that it reside on.
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-06-02T14:20:15.2+00:00
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John, Barry (ICT)
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-06-18T01:53:28.76+00:00
Nam Bui (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
1,195
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
File server role passord requires changing
with the Cluster Name, right‑click the Name resource and select Take Offline. - will this affect running virtual machines and cluster hosts?
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-06-02T14:36:56.5433333+00:00
John, Barry (ICT)
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-06-02T15:17:40.34+00:00
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Quinnie Quoc
11,810
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
Client-Side Firewall Blocking SQL Always On Cluster Traffic Following Windows Server 2016 In-Place Upgrade
Following a recent infrastructure upgrade, in which we migrated our high-availability database cluster from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016, we have identified a systemic connectivity issue affecting our internal workstations. Even with the…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-05-12T13:19:12.6766667+00:00
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Nẽrea Alvarado
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-31T02:07:44.8033333+00:00
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Jason Nguyen Tran
21,535
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
cluster problem server 2022
I tried to create a cluster using Windows Server 2022, but I am facing the following problem : finding a suitable controller for the node. The specified server cannot perform the requested operation, Windows Server 2022
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-05-30T13:41:10.2966667+00:00
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AHMED SULIMAN MEKAEIL ESTANBOOL
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-05-30T14:44:58.5633333+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran
21,535
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
Why is SQL AO-AG slower to failover than SQL Mirroring
Encountered problem: Our use-case has 3 x Server 2022 in a topology of a domain controller with two node cluster. This is a SQL Always On AG architecture. The cluster hosts the SQL availability group roles. This is a replacement for the MS deprecated SQL…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
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14,759 questions
asked 2024-03-08T16:31:28.7933333+00:00
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Anonymous
commented 2026-05-29T09:13:11.97+00:00
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Niklas Engfelt
21
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
4 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
How to fix Cluster Service (ClusSvc) error code 7024 and 7031 with error 2 during SQL Server clustering?
I am setting up SQL Server clustering and encountered errors with the Cluster Service (ClusSvc). Error code: 7024 Error code: 7031 Service error: 2 The cluster service fails to start properly. Has anyone experienced this issue, and what steps can I take…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-05-18T07:29:55.9133333+00:00
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Sean Canaria
20
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-21T05:24:08.92+00:00
Sean Canaria
20
Reputation points
2 answers
S2D cluster - add extra drives - BSOD
Hello, We have 2 node S2D cluster with direct nvme drives. Cluster is in production and works as expected. When we inserted new drives in server, server instantly went to BSOD. Now we want to try inserting drives in powered off server (MS best practice…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-02-11T15:22:21.2733333+00:00
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Matej Jenko
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-13T18:01:15.6933333+00:00
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JJ
0
Reputation points
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Mssql Failover Cluster vs Log shipping
What is the key difference and the review between Failover Cluster and Log shipping?
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-05-04T02:57:17.5933333+00:00
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David Prodata
80
Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-05T02:33:17.4033333+00:00
David Prodata
80
Reputation points
3 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
SQL Server Failover Cluster
Hello, I want to ask the requirement failover-cluster for geo-redudancy environment, full detail of it. Thankyou
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-04-21T03:28:43.4966667+00:00
David Prodata
80
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-30T02:37:25.98+00:00
David Prodata
80
Reputation points
3 answers
Live migration between 2 defferent process host in fail over cluster
Hi, We have 4 nodes with failover cluster running, between Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6530P 2.30 GHz this process vm get live migrate and proper load balancer. we have another 6 nodes with Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6130 CPU @ 2.10GHz this process and added same…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-04-14T06:15:25.1866667+00:00
Mohammed Ahmed
30
Reputation points
answered 2026-04-26T00:40:19.5566667+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran
21,535
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
5 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Hyper-V Cluster CSV Volumes Inaccessible After SAN Controller Failure (ReFS / CSVFS Issue)
Environment: Windows Server Failover Cluster (2 nodes) Hyper-V Cluster (CSV enabled) Storage: Fujitsu ETERNUS DXL (Fibre Channel SAN) SAN Switches: Brocade 6505 (dual fabric) HBA: QLogic QLE2692 (16G FC) File System: CSVFS (ReFS-based…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
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4 answers
2-Node Failover Cluster fails to failover during graceful shutdown/restart (Error 1168)
I am experiencing an issue with a 2-node Windows Failover Cluster where automatic failover works perfectly during hard failures, but completely fails during a graceful OS shutdown or restart. Here are the details of my environment and the specific…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-04-12T08:00:42.2966667+00:00
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Nithin Kanyan Kandi
5
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-23T05:43:10.9633333+00:00
Nithin Kanyan Kandi
5
Reputation points
1 answer
Open a support case number
I have opened a one time support professional ticket for $499.00. I have not received microsoft service request number to work with technical support for my windows server 2019 issue. Microsoft order confirmation no. 4808456303. Please help
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-04-22T20:44:32.17+00:00
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Zareer Bhathena
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-04-22T21:46:45.4666667+00:00
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Domic Vo
25,675
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
Not able to add node in the cluster
i am planning to create Failover cluster between DC and DR , but when trying to add DR server in the DC failover cluster i'm getting the below error.
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
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1 answer
Cannot create a Windows Server Failover Cluster on a non-domain-joined Azure VM running Windows Server 2022 Datacenter (Build 20348).
Command used: New-Cluster -Name "AMPSQLCL" -Node Amp2TestDatabas -NoStorage -AdministrativeAccessPoint None -Force Error: "The system cannot find the file specified" Environment: VM: Amp2TestDatabase (Standard_E4bds_v5) OS: Windows…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-04-16T21:18:17.4066667+00:00
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Jason Sanderford
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-19T20:07:11.4933333+00:00
Jason Sanderford
0
Reputation points
3 answers
Hyper‑V Live Migration Failed (Error ID 21502) with SET vSwitch Configuration - Quick Migration Works
Hello, I am having an issue with Hyper‑V Live Migration and would appreciate any suggestions. Live Migration fails with Error ID: 21502 ✅ Quick Migration works normally Live Migration authentication is set to Kerberos Kerberos constrained delegation…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-04-17T06:01:38.3533333+00:00
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Naphat Kongsueb (AP)
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-04-19T14:26:11.97+00:00
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HLBui
8,450
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
1 answer
Cluster-Aware Updating
Hi, We have around 60 Hyper-V clusters in the environment and we were patching them manually so far. However, we want to take advantage of Cluster-Aware Updating, and we started playing with a test cluster. The updates are pulled directly from Windows…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2023-08-07T07:08:21.25+00:00
Marcin Chwała
20
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-13T09:45:04.2633333+00:00
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Shailendra kumar
6
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