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re: Testing Storage Spaces Direct using Windows Server 2016 virtual machines
Hi,So I'm following these steps and none of my four Gen 2 Win 2016 TP2 VMs see their attached VHDX data drives. Host is running Win 12 R2 Hyper-V. Ran Windows Update on all four VMs (through Sconfig)....
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re: Migration Options for Hardware with Failover Clustering in Windows Server...
Hi, Symon,Thank you for the post. there you have just given only a overall ideas. Can you share me the  step by step cluster storage migration in pdf with top to bottom. it will help us..
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re: Understanding the state of your Cluster Shared Volumes in Windows Server...
What is the max. volume size supported in CSV? Are there any technical limits document available on Web can refer to? Its really critical for cloud sizing and planning.
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re: Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster Troubleshooting Enhancements -...
 I had heard changes were coming to the crashdumps, thanks so much for the details!  There was one additional part of this I didnt see mentioned - pagefile size.  Do I still need a pagefile or...
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re: Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) Inside Out
FltCreateFile( filterData.Filter, InstanceContext->Instance,&InstanceContext->MetadataFileHandle, FILE_ALL_ACCESS,&obAttributes,&ioStatusInternal, (PLARGE_INTEGER)NULL,...
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re: Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) Inside Out
@BransI am not sure what does it mean "file not closed properly". Does your filter attaches to CSVFS or to NTFS below CSVFS? CSVFS keeps FILE_OPEN_IF disposition when it forwards open to down level...
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re: Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) Inside Out
"file not closed properly" it does mean: I have opened up this file, then my minifilter crashed the node(so handle was not closed up), and I am restarted the node, after that, when I am triing to open...
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re: Creating and Configuring a Generic Script Resource
Thank you so much for this wonderful work. I have a doubt , where should I keep my Script before sharing its path? can I place it in CSV or anywhere ? ThanksKishore
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re: Deploying SQL Server 2014 with Cluster Shared Volumes
Using CSVs seems to stop you from using Availability Groups alongside the Failover Cluster Instance. Having tried to set this up I was unable to get it to work due to the fact the 'standalone' node was...
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re: Installing the Failover Cluster Feature and Tools in Windows Server 2012
why Microsoft have too many release 2012, 2014 and now 2016….. with out using ……. I hope it is confusing customers. It shold be stable enough . sometimes it may good to learn from other…like ORACLE
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re: PowerShell for Failover Clustering: Changing Values of a Cluster Object
There are time when you have to change the values of common cluster properties (Get-Cluster | fl *) for whatever reason, I wanted to find out if there is a command or PowerShell script which switch or...
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re: Deploying SQL Server 2014 with Cluster Shared Volumes
One annoying thing that bit me is that it is not possible to install Analysis Services in the same FCI as SQLENGINE, when SQLENGINE is configured to use CSVs, even though a classic cluster disk is...
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re: Workgroup and Multi-domain clusters in Windows Server 2016
Can I build a SQL Server workgroup cluster by Windows Server 2016 Storage Replica without a Shared Storage ?I want to build a SQL Server workgroup cluster with two servers without a Shared Storage.
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re: Workgroup and Multi-domain clusters in Windows Server 2016
Hello, Building a SQL server cluster with two servers without a Shared Storage is not possible in Windows Server 2016. At the very least Storage Replica requires asymmetric shared storage. Storage...
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re: Site-aware Failover Clusters in Windows Server 2016
Does cluster site-awareness "play nicely" with workgroup/multi-domain clusters..?
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re: Site-aware Failover Clusters in Windows Server 2016
Absolutely, site-awareness and other cluster policies are very much applicable for workgroup/multi-domain clusters.
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re: Decoding Bugcheck 0x0000009E
Srinivas, Mohamed,When you hit 9e I would suggest to find someone who is fluent in windows kernel debugging and have him to check what cluster watchdog is complaining about. For instance you can see on...
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re: Deploying SQL Server 2014 with Cluster Shared Volumes
@Marsha fossYou stated, "Do you happen to know why Microsoft suggest we turn off autogrowth?"We apparently have a problem where as the database in question attempts to AutoGrow and in the process takes...
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