Keeping backups of Cluster Logs
In a previous blog, Understanding the Cluster Debug Log in 2008, you were given the information on how Cluster logging in Windows 2008 Failover Clustering and beyond has changed from the earlier...
View ArticleHaving a problem with nodes being removed from active Failover Cluster...
Welcome to the AskCore blog. Today, we are going to talk about nodes being removed from active Failover Cluster membership randomly. If you are having problems with a node being removed from...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Failover Cluster Sessions at TechEd
Start getting familiar with Windows Server 2012 Failover Clustering by viewing the sessions that were delivered at TechEd 2012. These sessions are posted online now for your viewing pleasures. For...
View ArticleCNO Blog Series: Increasing Awareness around the Cluster Name Object (CNO)
I am starting a 'CNO Blog Series', which will consist of blogs written by the CORE team cluster engineers and will focus primarily on the Cluster Name Object (CNO). The CNO is the computer object in...
View ArticleJust when you thought…..(Part 1)
Just when you thought you had things figured out - in the words of the legendary Bob Dylan, "the times they are a-changin." With the release of Windows Server 2012, Microsoft introduces a load of new...
View ArticleJust when you thought… (Part 2)
In Part 1, I covered configuring the Hyper-V Failover Cluster and the Scale-Out File Server solution. In Part two, I will cover:Creating the file shares in the Scale-Out File ServerCreating a virtual...
View ArticleError in Failover Cluster Manager after install of KB2750149
On Tuesday, Jaunary 8, the below recommended fix was released and available on Windows Update for Windows .NET Framework 4.5.2750149An update is available for the .NET Framework 4.5 in Windows 8,...
View ArticleRemoving a Mount Point Disk from a Cluster Group
Hello everyone. Today’s post is going to cover the steps needed to follow should you ever have to remove a ‘Physical Disk’ resource from a clustered service or application where that disk is configured...
View ArticleReplacing a Shared Disk on a 2008 Failover Cluster
Several months ago, I posted a blog on adding a new disk to an existing cluster. Another question we get asked a lot is “How do I replace a disk?”In this blog, I’ll walkthrough the process of replacing...
View ArticleStop 0x50 on Windows 2008 R2 Failover Cluster
Greetings Cluster fans, John Marlin back for another go at it. I wanted to write something about what we have been seeing involving the use of Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) and File Server resources...
View ArticleCluster Shared Volumes (CSV) in redirected access mode after installing...
There is an issue with Cluster Shared Volumes and McAfee VirusScan Enterprise that I wanted to pass along. When installing McAfee VSE 8.7 Patch 5 or 8.8 Patch 1, the CSV drives will go into redirected...
View ArticleUnderstanding the DiskRunChkdsk parameter in Windows 2008 and 2008R2 Failover...
My name is Sean Dwyer and I am a Support Escalation Engineer with the Microsoft CORE team. I’d like to share a quick tip for handling Windows Server Cluster administrators. There may come a time, for...
View ArticleFIXED: Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) in redirected access mode after...
A fix for the above titled problem has been released. If you are running into this problem, please downlaod and install the following fix on all Clusters running McAfee and wanting the updates they...
View ArticleWhy is the CNO in a Failed State?
Hello, my name is Steven Graves and I am a Support Escalation Engineer (SEE) in the Platforms Support group here at Microsoft. One of the technologies I support is Windows Server Failover Clustering....
View ArticleKeeping backups of Cluster Logs
In a previous blog, Understanding the Cluster Debug Log in 2008, you were given the information on how Cluster logging in Windows 2008 Failover Clustering and beyond has changed from the earlier...
View ArticleHaving a problem with nodes being removed from active Failover Cluster...
Welcome to the AskCore blog. Today, we are going to talk about nodes being removed from active Failover Cluster membership randomly. If you are having problems with a node being removed from...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Failover Cluster Sessions at TechEd
Start getting familiar with Windows Server 2012 Failover Clustering by viewing the sessions that were delivered at TechEd 2012. These sessions are posted online now for your viewing pleasures. For...
View ArticleCNO Blog Series: Increasing Awareness around the Cluster Name Object (CNO)
I am starting a 'CNO Blog Series', which will consist of blogs written by the CORE team cluster engineers and will focus primarily on the Cluster Name Object (CNO). The CNO is the computer object in...
View ArticleJust when you thought…..(Part 1)
Just when you thought you had things figured out - in the words of the legendary Bob Dylan, "the times they are a-changin." With the release of Windows Server 2012, Microsoft introduces a load of new...
View ArticleJust when you thought… (Part 2)
In Part 1, I covered configuring the Hyper-V Failover Cluster and the Scale-Out File Server solution. In Part two, I will cover:Creating the file shares in the Scale-Out File ServerCreating a virtual...
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