Vsphere-Windows failover cluster replication

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• Creating a failover cluster Windows 2008 on ESX 3.5

  Hello

  I would like to create a cluster Windows 2008 on ESX 3.5.  As I understand it browse the forums supporting parallel SCSI as a type of shared bus was abandoned for Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2008.  To enable clustering, you need to use iSCSI on a target server.  Additional costs of license option for the introduction of a target server.

  Is ESX 3.5 update to support Windows 2008 failover clustering?  If so, when?

  Is there another solution that involves no additional cost?  I watched StarWind but the free version does not give us enough resources that is necessary.

  How ESX 4.0 supports Windows 2008 failover cluster?

  Thank you

  Brian

  In ESX 3.5, you can do a 2008 failover cluster with a software initiator in the node Windows 2008.

  For ESX 4 no problem.

  See also: cluster in a VMware environment software

  André

• SQL Server 2008 R2 taken Failover Cluster support in ESXi 6?

  Hi guys

  I think that it is based on the many articles of MS and VMWare I was wading in but did anyone have knowledge if a SQL Server 2008 R2 failover cluster is supported on ESXi 6?

  I think we have to run on a Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system unless we are forced to stick with Server 2008 R2 for reasons of inheritance

  Thanks for the tips

  Simon

  Yes, have a look here: VMware KB: Microsoft Clustering on VMware vSphere: guidelines for supported configurations

• Automatic failover cluster Bugging head

  Hi all

  I am faced with continuous cluster due to network problem failover. I have two cluster CLUS1 and CLUS2, he got automatic failover cluster if all resources being normal. The error description is as follows: -.

  Event type: Information

  Event source: vxio

  Event category: no

  Event ID: 29

  Date: 2010-09-27

  Time: 07:23:38

  User: n/a

  Description:

  vxio: disk driver returned the error 80000011 when vxio tried to read block 2222998 on Harddisk89.

  I don't know, it's always because as the high utilization of the processor on a particular server or what. We have done several successful and trails w.r.to SAN, memory and performance optimization, but everything seems OK but even we in the face of this failover as a routine and fine.

  Can you suggest me on the subject that... What all could be the possible reasons for this.

  Better suggest me the solution from your end.

  Also any suggestions and comments in brackets

  + Is the place pilot a gradation is a possible solution? [Even it will not be successful on one of the test of trail]

  + Increase SAN can be the solution? [Sufficient SAN is already there that again I ask]

  + Or memory problem? [Same memory is sufficient to perform the work]

  + It is not particularly over a certain period, as at the end of week or Monthened.

  This shift has become a routine job, same everything seems fine? Please advise suggest his irritates my head a lot.

  Hi VenOMCM,

  The issue of Windows XP, you have posted is better suited for the IT Pro TechNet public. Please ask your question in the TechNet forums for assistance.

  Hope the helps of information.

• Failed to add server to the failover cluster as I am unable to determine if I have administrative privileges on the server

  This is the error that I get whenever I try to add a server in the failover cluster management running on a client of windows7 that is joined to a domain. And the servers run Hyper-V Server 2008 r2. Tried to run the hvremote.wsf in both servers, but get an error getting trustee when tried to run scripts. Can help a whole ...

  Thanks in advance.

  Sampath KumarKanike Hello,

  The question you posted would be better suited in the TechNet Forums. I would recommend posting your query in the TechNet Forums. You can follow the link to your question:

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7itprovirt/threads

  Meet us if you face any problem of Windows, and I'd be happy to help you again and try to correct the problem as soon as possible.

  Good day!

• not triggered alarm not: insufficient vSphere HA failover resources

  This alarm is only triggered when a HA action fails?  I have a cluster of two hosts ESXi 5.0, and since I'm on more than 50% of available memory on each host, for me, it seems that I can't tolerate a single host failure.

  

  HA and DRS are enabled on the cluster, and the "admission control policy", I have 'percent of reserved failover cluster resources', set at 50%.

  So why no alarm?  My goal is to get an alert before to reach the State we begin, where we cannot tolerate apparently not a failure of the host.

  > Based on this and the absence of the alarm, we can assume that if I dropped one of the hosts of this 2-host cluster, all the virtual machines would be able to start on the only host remaining, correct?

  Correct, if one of your guests crashed or zero all your VMS would have sufficient resources to start (no guarantee of performance, just start/running)

  > And the alarm, I want to talk to the title of this thread only is triggered when what 98% to 50% or less, correct?

  There's no alarm. When your ability to failover CPU or memory reaches 50% admission control will prevent you from turn another VM

  > I am still concerned about the diagram of distribution of this resource for memory, however. It looks like I could push up to 100% on both hosts and still no push failover memory less than 50% capacity. I guess that this is due to the fact that my virtual machines have no memory reserved, so vSphere counts only the minimum amount of memory to start the virtual machine, and it will depend on permutation and balloon so all virtual machines start actually using all of their memory.

  Fix

  > So the alarm I'm looking for is the one that reproduces the table of distribution of resources and alerts when the total unused memory in the cluster is less than the total memory to a single host.  Make sense?

  I'm not aware of an alarm like this. You may be able to find something through google or create something yourself. On the creation of reserves for your virtual machines? Or less the most important? This way you can ensure that they will get resources when they restart. Or if you really want you can replace admission control by hosting dedicated failover policy? (I do not think that I recommend with what I know of your situation, but it will give you what you ask for).

  Have you watched the vRAS fling? VM and Service availability & #8211 resources; VMware Labs

  This adventure allows you to perform a host on your infrastructure failure analysis. You can simulate the failure of one or more hosts in a cluster (vSphere) and identify how:

  • Virtual machines will re-start safely on different hosts
  • Virtual machines would not be restarted on different hosts
  • Virtual machines would be the degradation in performance when rebooted on a different host

  With this information, you can better plan the location and configuration of your infrastructure to reduce the downtime of your virtual machines / Services in case of failure of the host.

• Is Microsoft Failover Cluster ESXi 4.1 Shared Disk of NFS data store, it supported?

  Is Microsoft Failover Cluster ESXi 4.1 Shared Disk of NFS data store, it supported?

  We have a request from MS Failover Cluster configuration on Windows 2008 R2 2 guests with a storage shared for a web application. However, there is no VMFS storage of data or the ability of the CF to presending RDM. So, I created the disks shared on a NFS datastore using option "Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service" and have added the cluster disk and tested successful failover.

  But the MS cluster validation control cancelled storage and I want to know if that configuration is not taken because of supported.

  A notice would be useful.

  We are also working on setting up a cluster of ESXi for iSCSI storage, which can be leveraed for this purpose.

  Shyam-

  Its not supported.

  4.1, your only options supported are:

  • CF storage with pRDMs
  • iSCSI storage with initiators guest.

• SQL Server 2005 unattended install using the script fails on Windows 2003 Cluster

  We strive to perform the installation without SQL Server 2005 via the script assistance, but the installation fails on Windows 2003 Cluster, we use Windows 2008 with HyperV running a DC with two nodes (all Win 2003). Script is...

  Start/wait setup.exe/qb VS = INSTALLVS SQLTEST = SQL_Engine INSTANCENAME = SQL123 ADDLOCAL = SQL_Engine ADDNODE = sqlnode-1, sqlnode-2 GROUP = SQL1 IP = 192.168.1.85, SQLNetwork ADMINPASSWORD = Windows8! SAPWD = Windows8! INSTALLSQLDIR=%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\ INSTALLSQLDATADIR = G:\SQLDATADIR\ SQLACCOUNT = SQLPASSWORD lab\sql_svc = Windows8! AGTACCOUNT = lab\sql_svc = Windows8 AGTPASSWORD! SQLBROWSERACCOUNT = SQLBROWSERPASSWORD = Windows8 lab\sql_svc! SQLCLUSTERGROUP = "lab\sql_grp" AGTCLUSTERGROUP = "lab\sql_grp" FTSCLUSTERGROUP = "lab\sql_grp" ERRORREPORTING = 1 SQMREPORTING = 1 SQLCOLLATION = SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS

  Errors on the nodes:

  SQLSetup0008_SQLNODE1_Core (Local)

   Running: InstallSqlAction to the: 4/14/2012 22:56:39

  Installation: sql on target: SQLNODE1

  Waiting for remote setup (s) to prepare

  Remote Setup (s) is ready

  Problem of determining the State of the virtual server for the package: '1' because of the exception of data store:

  Source the name of the file: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp

  Compiler timestamp: Fri 29 Jul 01:13:49 2005

  Function name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty

  The source line number: 63

  ----------------------------------------------------------

  Could not find the property 'VsDataPath' {'PackageIdStateScope', ' ', '1'} in the cache.

  Source the name of the file: datastore\packageidstatescopecollector.cpp

  Compiler timestamp: Wed Aug 24 13:40:04 2005

  Function name: PackageIdStateScopeCollector::collectProperty

  The source line number: 115

  ----------------------------------------------------------

  dataPathValue is empty

  Cluster functionality detected: SQL_Engine

  Loaded DLL:C:\Program SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\sqlsval.dll Version: 2005.90.1399.0

  Source the name of the file: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp

  Compiler timestamp: Fri 29 Jul 01:13:49 2005

  Function name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty

  The source line number: 130

  ----------------------------------------------------------

  Unable to find property 'IPResources' {"VirtualServerInfo", "", "SQLTEST"} in the cache

  Source the name of the file: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp

  Compiler timestamp: Fri 29 Jul 01:13:49 2005

  Function name: VirtualServerInfo.IPResources

  The source line number: 113

  ----------------------------------------------------------

  Could not collect the property 'IPResources' {"VirtualServerInfo", "", "SQLTEST"}

  Transact package threw an exception.

  Error code: 0x8007000d (13)

  Windows error text: these data are incorrect.

  Source the name of the file: sqlchaining\highlyavailablepackage.cpp

  Compiler timestamp: Mon Aug 29 01:18:42 2005

  Function name: sqls::HighlyAvailablePackage:manageVsResources

  The source line number: 490

  ---- Context -----------------------------------------------

  SQLs::HighlyAvailablePackage:preInstall

  SQLs::HighlyAvailablePackage:manageVsResources

  m_dataDirPath is empty

  Cluster API threw an exception during operations of virtualization.

  Package first notify: 13

  Error code: 0x8007000d (13)

  Windows error text: these data are incorrect.

  Source the name of the file: sqlchaining\highlyavailablepackage.cpp

  Compiler timestamp: Mon Aug 29 01:18:42 2005

  Function name: sqls::HighlyAvailablePackage:manageVsResources

  The source line number: 490

  ---- Context -----------------------------------------------

  SQLs::HighlyAvailablePackage:preInstall

  SQLs::HighlyAvailablePackage:manageVsResources

  m_dataDirPath is empty

  Cluster API threw an exception during operations of virtualization.

  SQLSetup0008_SQLNODE2_Core (Local)

   

  Local configuration can complement

  Running: InstallSqlAction at: 4/2012/14 23:23:57

  Installation: sql on target: SQLNODE2

  Informs the package is ready to start: 0

  Waiting for notification start installation

  Local configuration can begin installation

  Error code: 0x8007000d (13)

  Windows error text: these data are incorrect.

  Source the name of the file: remotepackageengine\remotepackageinstallersynch.cpp

  Compiler timestamp: Wed Aug 24 13:40:17 2005

  Function name: sqls::RemotePackageInstallerSynch:preInstall

  The source line number: 128

  ---- Context -----------------------------------------------

  SQLs::InstallPackageAction: perform

  SQLs::RemotePackageInstallerSynch:preInstall

  Abandonment of the package: "sql", due to an error from the configuration of the host: 13

  Notify all ready to commit: 13

  Notify all ready to put end to: 13

  Waiting for notification complete installation

  Local configuration can complement

  Packaging return code: 13

  Complete: InstallSqlAction at: 4/2012/14 23:23:59, returned false

  Error: The 'InstallSqlAction' Action failed during execution.  Error during execution information:

  Target collection includes the local machine.

  -----------------------------------------------

  Error: The 'UninstallForRS2000Action' Action failed during execution.  Error during execution information:

  Action: "UninstallForRS2000Action" will be marked as failed due to the following condition:

  The condition 'rs has been correctly upgraded level.' returned false.

  Package installation: 'patchRS2000' failed due to a precondition.

  Running: ReportChainingResults at: 4/2012/14 23:24:1

  Error: Action "ReportChainingResults" threw an exception during execution.

  One or more packages could not be installed. See logs for details of the error. : 13

  Error code: 0x8007000d (13)

  Windows error text: these data are incorrect.

  Source the name of the file: sqlchaining\sqlchainingactions.cpp

  Compiler timestamp: 1 Thu Sep 22:23:05 2005

  Name of the function: sqls::ReportChainingResults: perform

  The source line number: 3097

  Please notify.

  Assani

  Hello

  The question you posted would be better suited in the TechNet Forums. I would recommend posting your query in the TechNet Forums. You can follow the link to your question:

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/WindowsServer/bb512923

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• What is the windows 2003 Cluster service?

  What is windows 2003 cluster?

  http://msdn.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/Windows/desktop/aa373130 (v = vs. 85) .aspx

  You can get the information in the link above.

• The 9/10 CF Enterprise is required to create a failover cluster?

  Hi all

  I just had one heck of a week of recovery from our production of Coldfusion environment. I think that he convinced us to create a high availability/failover for the site.

  My question is is business of 9/10 CF required to create a failover cluster?

  Thank you

  Mark

  Hi, yes CF Enterprise. Suggest deploy CF10 because CF9 will end of support December 2014. Reference:

  http://www.Adobe.com/au/products/ColdFusion-Enterprise/features._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_fe aturedisplaytypes_sl_all.html

  References to URL slot - Business Infrastructure:

  Get a scalability to create and manage multiple instances of server in a clustered or virtualized environment.

  HTH, Carl.

• (With WAN replcation) failover cluster

  Hello
  We have 3 different groups with caches which are synchronized via the WAN replication. Now, we are planning to implement the cluster failover in which if a cluster is unavailable or unstable client (uses TCP extend) would failover to another cluster.
  
  Now, it is easy to configure the client by mentioning same cache with different names in different groups. But what makes configuring complex and error prone, especially when the number of clusters, but also caches should increase.
  
  So what I'm looking for is a way I can change the schema of underlying caching for a given cache name. So that I can point dynamically to the other cluster without having to restart my client.
  
  Or if there a better way to do it, clues are welcome :)
  
  
  Thank you
  Kishore s.
  
  Published by: user10737736 on July 14, 2009 05:31

  Hello
  I don't know if that's what you're looking for, but I have in past used ConfigurableCacheFactory to solve a similar problem.
  Essentially, I create a client to a cluster using ConfigurableCacheFactory connection, I created by instantiating a DefaultConfigurableCacheFactory by the way of an XmlDocument which essentially my client configuration file for consistency. Of the ConfigurableCacheFactory, you can create a CacheService and connect according to normal.
  Now if you have a power failure you can create another foregoing a cluster, closing the existing service of course.
  Kind regards
  Nick

• Member not found error when trying to add the generic script in the windows 2003 cluster

  I tried to add a generic script in the cluster windows 2003, I've already done a script with the extension .vbs, but when I tried to add the path of the script file its gives me an error indicating that the Member could not be found. Can you help me about this error?

  Hello ishuvbaidhya,

  Your question may be the best answer in the forum TechNet for Windows Server.

  Please transfer your question in forum Windows Server below.
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/winserverManagement/threads

  They will be better able to help with your problem.

  Sincerely,

  Marilyn

• update fails with the ccr 800b0100 windows 2008 cluster

  Hello world!!! I hope you stay warm...

  I have a windows 2008 sp1 64-bit server that is running Exchange 2007 sp1 on a passive node of a CCR cluster... There are 2 groups in our org, all other servers update very well... windows firewall is disabled...

  I had one "update failed 800 b 0100" run windows update to KB969947 (which is successfully installed on all machines)...

  followed by all scenarios http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947366 ... even uninstalled my Symantec Mail Security 6 on this node... always the update fails...

  Let me know if you need more information...

  Here is the output of the system update tool...

  =================================
  Preparation of control system was updated.
  Binary version 6.0.6002.22202
  Package Version 6.0
  2010-01-14 08:07

  Checking Windows Service Packages

  Checking of manifests package and catalogs

  Checking package Watchlist

  Watchlist checking

  Checking packages
  (f) MOTHER of CBS missing 0 x 00000002 servicing\packages\Package_for_KB969947_server_0~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum
  (f) MOTHER of CBS missing 0 x 00000002 servicing\packages\Package_for_KB969947_server~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum
  (f) MOTHER of CBS missing 0 x 00000002 servicing\packages\Package_for_KB969947~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum

  Control components store

  Summary:
  Seconds executed: 391
  Found 3 errors
  CBS MUM lack count: 3

  Unavailable repair files:
  servicing\packages\Package_for_KB969947_server_0~31bf3856ad364e35~AMD64~~6.0.1.0.mum
  servicing\packages\Package_for_KB969947_server~31bf3856ad364e35~AMD64~~6.0.1.0.mum
  servicing\packages\Package_for_KB969947~31bf3856ad364e35~AMD64~~6.0.1.0.mum
  servicing\packages\Package_for_KB969947_server_0~31bf3856ad364e35~AMD64~~6.0.1.0.cat
  servicing\packages\Package_for_KB969947_server~31bf3856ad364e35~AMD64~~6.0.1.0.cat
  servicing\packages\Package_for_KB969947~31bf3856ad364e35~AMD64~~6.0.1.0.cat

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  Frequently asked questions about the vulnerability of the Win32k - CVE-2009-2513 insufficient data Validation

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  Workstations and servers terminal Server is mainly threatened. Servers could be at risk if administrators allow users to connect to servers and to run programs. However, best practices discourage you to allow this.
  
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• 6120 link down on mgmt0 triggers not UCS Manager failover cluster - is?

  Hello friends

  We have recently installed a cluster consisting of two 6120 UCS s configured for HA. When executing fail during test cases, we removed the network cable in mgmt0 on 6120 elementary. Immediately the cluster IP address is not responding ping (as expected) and we lost connectivity to the UCS Manager GUI (also as expected.) At one point, however, we expected the 6120 subordinate to detect that this link was down and launch a failure over the UCS. This is not moved after 20 minutes of waiting.

  My questions are the following:

  1. Is this expected behavior?
  2. If this is not the case, what should us review to ensure that failover occurs in the future?

  I know we can force a failover of the subordinate by issuing a command to the main cluster of local-mgmt but would be interested to see if it should be automatically produced on the failure of primary mgmt0 binding.

  Thank you for your time.

  Configured by default which is the expected behavior.

  You can configure management interface and failover if the management interface loses connectivity such as your test scenario.  That's what you're looking for.

  Admin - Communication Management - Management Interfaces - Management Interface tab strategy control tab.

  

  Kind regards

  Robert

• New vSphere Windows 2008 R2 Server fails, the installation of the server with error 1920

  Band new installation of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 with all updates.

  Try installing vSphere CU2 5.5 Server build 2183112.

  Try the 'Easy install' or 'Custom Installation' I got the following error when the Single Sign-On is trying to settle.

  "Error 1920. Service "VMware Directory Service" (VMWareDirectoryService) failed to start. Check that you have sufficient privileges to start system services. »

  The event log shows this is not much help.

  "VMware Directory Service service failed to start due to the following error:

  Service has failed to demand launch or timely control.

  I have re-uploaded the iso with the same result and even try to install CU1 but who also failed with the same error.

  I tried http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2069695 with the same failed results.

  Setup log is attached.

  Problem has been fixed.

  I hope this solution will help others also (perhaps through a keyword to Google/Bing search)

  Have no Dell Host Integration Toolkit (I 4.7.1) installed when you perform an installation/upgrade of Single Sign-On. Once the VMWare software install then you can install the Dell Host Integration Toolkit.

  According to VMWare Support, this is a known problem (internal documentation) and want to resolve it shortly.