Title is self explanatory. I need to set up a 3 machine cluster that will have local storage on each node. These machines will be doing print serving, dhcp, and AD(not in the cluster). I can't find a ...

Definitely, failover clustering is a hot topic within the SQL community – specifically if you are trying to obtain high availability and minimize data loss. My latest title SQL Server 2008 Management ...

The trickiest thing about making a stretched cluster work with Hyper-V is getting the underlying storage to work properly. Although Hyper-V can easily function on a standalone server (or even on a ...

A step-by-step guide to using SAN-less failover clustering software to support SQL Server’s Always On Failover Clustering in the public cloud The thing about clouds is that they can change shape even ...

Unfortunately, when I tried to configure failover clustering with Windows Server 2008, the initial clustering verification test and installation failed indicating that Windows Server 2008 could not ...

Brien details the pros and cons of Hyper-V replication versus clustering, and what scenarios work best for each method. For several years now, I have been using Hyper-V's replication feature to ...

DBAs have many options for how to ensure high availability (HA) for SQL Server. Some of these options are available in the different versions and editions of SQL Server itself. Some are available in ...

Redis is an open-source, in-memory database that offers plenty of features and more than enough performance to power your enterprise-level app or service. Recently, I wrote about deploying Redis on a ...