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Posted in DataKeeper, High Availability, WSFC by daveberm on October 7, 2009
SQL Server 2008 multi-site cluster on Windows
Server 2008 R2
In Part 1 of this series, I showed you how to prepare your multi-site cluster, including setting up the Node and File
Share Majority Quorum. In Part 2, we saw a video example of how to integrate SteelEye DataKeeper, one of the
available cluster replication solutions, with failover clustering to configure a multi-site Hyper-V failover cluster. In Part
3, we will examine how Microsoft SQL Server 2008 can be configured in a multi-site cluster with Windows Server
2008 Failover Clustering and SteelEye DataKeeperCluster Edition.
First, why would you want to deploy a multi-site SQL server cluster? SQL Server comes with a variety of high
availability options, including log shipping, replication (transactional, merge, snapshot), database mirroring and failover
clusters. There is a great article that talks about the High Availability options in SQL Server 2008, so I wont re-inventthe wheel here. If you want to learn more about all of the options, have a look at this article by Ross Mistry, High
Availability Options in SQL Server 2008.
If you read the article, Ross summary makes the following statement
Clearly, failover clustering is the best choice to reduce system downtime and provide higher application
availability for the whole instance of SQL Serverwithin a site; however, a failover cluster does notprotect against disk failure and requires a SAN.
What if you could have all ofthe benefits that Ross outlines and also protect against disk failure and eliminate the need
for a SAN? Well, the good news is that is exactly what you can do by implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008
multi-site cluster on Windows Server 2008. SQL Server 2008 multi-site cluster may be a little bit of a misnomer. It
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2008 R2 is released. So, for the time being, you will have to span your subnet if you wish to separate your nodes
geographically.
Now that you have determined to deploy a multi-node SQL server cluster, here are the steps you will need to follow.
Configure you basic cluster
Follow the steps in Part 1 of this series to configure a basic 2-node cluster with a Node and File Share Majority
Quorum.
Configure your replicationDeploying a multi-site cluster will require that you work very closely with your replication vendor during this part of the
configuration. Each vendor will have very specific instructions on how to set up the replication and create the storage
resources to be used in your cluster. For the purposes of this demonstration, I will use SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster
Edition to replicate the E drive from the server named PRIMARY to the server named SECONDARY. The E drive
on PRIMARY and SECONDARY are just local attached volumes and not part of any SAN. As long as the E drive
shows up as a local attached disk, DataKeeper can replicate it from one server to another. You can mix and matchSAS, iSCSI, SAN, VHD, or any other storage type as DataKeeper is storage agnostic.
After you have configured your basic cluster as described in Part 1 of my series, run the DataKeeper setup.exe to
install SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster Edition on both nodes of the cluster. You will be prompted to enter your license
key at the end of the install. Enter your license and reboot your servers when prompted. You are now ready to create
your mirror. Launch the DataKeeper GUI and follow the instructions below to create your mirror.
Click on Connect to Server.
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Figure 1 Connect to your source and target servers
Enter the name of the first server. Click Connect.
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Enter the name of the second server, click Connect
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Figure 2 Create your Job
Give your job a name and description. These can be anything you like.
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Volume the volume you want to replicate
Click Next to continue.
Figure 4 Choose you source server and network to use for replication
Choose the following:
Target Server where the data will be replicated toNetwork adapter the network where the replication traffic will travel
Volume the volume you want to replicate
Click Next to continue.
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Figure 6 Choose your mirror settings
Now if you take a look at your DataKeeper GUI, it will look similar to the following.
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Figure 7 Your mirror is now created
Once you have created your mirror, you need to make your mirror available in the Microsoft Cluster Available
Storage. There are a few ways to do this, but the most straight forward way is to use the Windows PowerShell CLI.
Below is an example that shows how to take the existing mirror we just created on the E drive and add it to the cluster
Available Storage, move it to the PRIMARY node and bring it in-service
Import-Module FailoverClusters
Add-ClusterResource -Name DataKeeper Volume E -ResourceType
DataKeeper Volume -Group Available Storage
Get-ClusterResource DataKeeper Volume E | Set-ClusterParameter
VolumeLetter E
Move-ClusterGroup Available Storage -Node primary
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Figure 8 After adding the second Job for the MSDTC resource
And your Failover Cluster Manager GUI should look like this.
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SQL 2008 is very dependent upon MSDTC, so it is highly recommended that you cluster the MSDTC resource
before you cluster your SQL resource. The following articles are provided for your reference for configuration and
management of your MSDTC resource.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770748(WS.10).aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771540(WS.10).aspx
You will start by opening the Failover Cluster Manager GUI and then choose Configure a Service or Application.
Figure 10 Creating a MSDTC resource
You will then choose Distributed Transaction Coordinator and click Next
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Figure 11 Choose your Service or Application
Give the MSDTC resource a name and unique IP address. These should be unique to MSDTC and not the same as
you will use later when you create your SQL resource.
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Figure 12 Choose a name and IP address
Choose the volume where you will store the data for the MSDTC resource. In our case we are choosing the replicated
F drive.
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Figure 13 Choose a dedicated volume for the MSDTC resource
Confirm your information and click Next to continue.
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Figure 14 Click Ne xt to configure the DTC resource
Congratulations, you have succesfully configured the DTC resource. Click Finish.
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Figure 15 A successfully configured DTC resource
We are just about ready to begin the installation of the first node of the SQL Server Cluster, however, there is one
thing we need to do in preparation Slip Stream SQL 2008 SP1 onto the SQL Server 2008 RTM install media.
Slip stream SQL SP1 onto your SQL 2008 install media
What I have discovered is that SQL Server 2008 will not install on Windows Server 2008 R2 without first
slipstreaming SQL Server 2008 SP1 onto your SQL 2008 install media. Here is a great article that describes how to
slipstream SQL Server 2008 RTM and Service Pack 1. After I read that article and successfully slipstream SP1 onto
SQL 2008 RTM, I found the following Microsoft KB article that describes the same procedure. You may get an error
that looks like the following if you try to install SQL without first slipstreaming SP1 onto the media.
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p y p g g | g
SQL on a multi-node cluster, you must first pass the Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster validate process.
Unfortunately, a multi-site cluster is exempt from passing the storage related test, so you never are able to actually
pass the validation as far as SQL is concerned. It took a little investigation on my part, but what I have come to find
is that there is a command line parameter that allows you to skip the validation test on the SQL 2008 installation. Here
is the command line.
Setup /SkipRules=Cluster_VerifyForErrors /Action=InstallFailoverCluster
To launch the SQL setup, open a Command window, browse to your SQL 2008 with SP1 install directory and type
the command as shown below.
If everything goes as planned, you should see the screen below. Click OK to continue.
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Enter your product key and click Next
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Figure 17 Enter your product key
Accept the license agreement and click Next
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Click Install to install the Setup Support Files
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At the end of the Setup for the Support Files you will receive a warning. Click on Show details and you will see the
message below. You can click Next, ignoring this message since it is expected in a multi-site or non-shared storage
cluster.
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Figure 19 Choose your features
On the next screen, you will choose a network name for your SQL Server. This will be the name that all of the clients
will connect to. Assuming this is the default instance, leave the Instance ID and Instance root directory set to the
defaults. Do not move the instance root directory to the replicated volume.
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Figure 20 Choose your SQL Network Name
It is recommended that you have separate domain accounts for SQLServer and SQLAgent. You can take the time to
create these accounts now if you have not already done so. These accounts require no special permissions, as this
install process will give them the permissions that they require.
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Confirm you have enough disk space and click Next to continue.
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Choose the default settings to allow a new cluster resource group named SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) to be
created.
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Figure 21 Allow the wizard to create a new cluster resource group for you
Choose a replicated volume that is still available, in our case the E:\ drive. Click Next to continue.
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Figure 22 Choose your replicated volume
Now you will choose the IP address you want associated with the SQL cluster resource. You could leave it set to use
DHCP if you wish.
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Figure 23 Choose your SQL cluster IP address
Choose your security settings and click Next
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Add any SQL Server administrators and choose your authentication mode and then click Next
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Choose your Error and Usage Reporting options and click Next
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You will once again see some warnings related to the validation process. You can ignore those messages as they are to
be expected in a multi-site SQL Server cluster.
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If everything installs as expected, you should see the following screens. Click Next then Close to finish the installation.
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Congratulations, you have successfully installed the first node of your multi-site SQL Server Cluster. Now we will
install the second node of the cluster.
Install the second cluster node
Installing the second cluster node is similar to installing the first node. We need to run SQL Setup once again from the
command line so that we can skip the Validate process. So, from the 2nd node, open up your command prompt and
run the following command.
1 Install SQL 2008 SP1 (merged set p) on the 2nd node sing the follo ing command:
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That will launch the install wizard as shown below. Click OK to continue.
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Enter your product key and click next.
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Accept the license terms and click Next
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Click install to install the Setup Support files.
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You can once again ignore the warning that some cluster validation tests have been skipped. This is to be expected in a
multi-site cluster and non-shared storage clusters.
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Verify you are adding the node to the righ instance and click Next.
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Add the passwords to the service accounts and click Next
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Choose your Error and Usage Reporting options and click Next
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Once again, ignore the warning about the skipped operations.
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Click Install to begin the installation process.
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If everything goes as expected, you should see the following screen.
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Now that you have a fully functional two node cluster, you probably should testing things out by doing some manual
switchovers. Right click on the resource and choose Move to node SECONDARY.
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ConclusionI believe that SQL clusters with replicated storage make a lot of sense. Storage has always been a single point of
failure of traditional clusters. You can eliminate that single point of failure by deploying a SQL Server cluster with
replicated storage from SteelEye or any other Microsoft Multi-Site Cluster replication partner. I hope you found this
article informative. If you have any questions or suggestions, please add your comments!
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1. Mahar said, on October 14, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Hi,
I am having Two SQL Server Sites, having one node on each site and using HP XP24000 as storage solution
with Cluster Extension, XP24000 is providing the drives on each node (i.e. replicated drives not shared drives),
so I omitted the Storage tests while creating Windows Cluster, and installed SQL Server Failover Cluster on
Active node by bypassing the Failover Cluster verifications. SQL Server setup completed on Active node
successfully.
But the SQL Server setup fails during disk qulifications check when I am trying to add the passive node to the
SQL Server Cluster, as the SQL Server Setup investigates the disks and dependent resouces on disks. I have
also removed the disk dependcies using Windows Failover Cluster Management and all disks are also in same
group.
There is only once difference from your steps of adding node is that I add passed following parameter
(mistakenly) while adding the node.
Setup /SkipRules=Cluster_VerifyForErrors /Action=InstallFailoverCluster
Can you please suggest me something on this problem?
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daveberm said, on October 14, 2009 at 6:26 pm
I think the command line you used should work. So are you failing on the wizard screen Cluster Disk
Selection? If so, do you see the disks at all in the Available shared disks: panel? If not, then you may
have done something wrong in terms of setting up the replicated storage. I am not familiar with the Cluster
Extension XP, but it looks like page 100-130 ofthis manual have the instructions you need to add the XP
Resource to your cluster. Unfortunately, if you have not already done this and used a basic Volume
resource for your first node, I believe you will want to unistall SQL on the first node and start over fresh.
Im sure HP may be able to give you some guidance if you get stuck.
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2. Mahar said, on October 15, 2009 at 8:08 am
Thank you for your time.
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- I was able to create the DTC Service, configured the File witness, and installed SQL Server 2008 FOC on
Node A
- HP has configured the replication of disks but disks are not visible to both Nodes
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While adding the node B into the FOC of node A, SQL Server Setup checks the shared disk check at
Setup Support Rules step.
- As its mentioned in multi-site cluster documentation, we dont need to have shared storage then why does
SQL Server Setup is checking up the Shared Disks?
- How can I bypass Shared Disks check?
- Is it because I add mistakenly executed the setup with wrong parameter?
Thanks.
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daveberm said, on October 16, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Have you read the manual for your storage? I have not used your storage device in a multi-node cluster,
but from what I understand it looks like you need to add the Cluster Extension XP resource type to
WSFC. It is not 100% clear to me how this plays into the configuration of your cluster, but it looks like it
may be dependent upon the Volume resource. Your best bet it to get an HP storage specialist on the
phone to help you out
From what you told me, I would expect the results you are seeing. If you assign a volume to NODE1 and
a different volume to NODE2 then I would expect SQL add-node to fail because the storage used on
NODE1 is not available on NODE2. There has to be some way (provided by HP) to trick SQL into
thinking the volume on NODE1 is also available on NODE2. SteelEye does this by replacing the Physical
Disk resourc with its own cluster resource that looks and feels like a Physical Disk, but is actually a
replicated volume resource that controlls I/O fencing and mirror diection. I am not sure how HP does
this. If there is anyone out there reading this who knows, please feel free to comment. Or if anyone wants
to send me some free HP storage arrays with Cluster Extension XP, Id be glad to write up a step-by-
step guide for multi-site SQL clusters using HP XP storage
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3. ROss Mistry, SQL MVP said, on November 21, 2009 at 3:06 am
Great article and thanks for the reference.
Ross Mistry
Author Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed and SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration
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6. Gary Arctic said, on February 25, 2010 at 8:19 am
I read some posts here once in a while but this is best one ive read so far
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7. Gareth Saunders said, on September 6, 2010 at 5:42 am
Great article. Just what I needed to help plan a proof of concept.
I do however have one question in the case of a failover to a remote site, how do you fail back? ie. In this
example, your data is synchronised from the primary server to the secondary server, but during a fail over when
you are working on the secondary server, how do you get your changed data back to the primary server when
you are ready to fail back?
Thanks,
Gareth
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daveberm said, on September 16, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Gareth,
In the case of DataKeeper as soon as the failed server comes back online it assumes the role of mirror
target and a partial resync begins automatically. Basically while it is offline the source of the mirror
tracks the changed blocks in an intent log, so when the failed server comes back online just the changed
blocks are sent. Once all the changes are sent the mirror goes back to a normal mirroring state and youcan then bring the original server back online via the Failover Cluster GUI.
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subnets. Default is five heartbeats.
You can configure these with the cluster.exe command line interface and the Set-Cluster PowerShell cmdlet.
Biggest problem usually involves bandwidth You just want to make sure your bandwidth can handle your rate
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Biggest problem usually involves bandwidth. You just want to make sure your bandwidth can handle your rate
of change. Second issue is quorum settings. In order to facilitate automatic failover to the remote location you
must deploy an even number of cluster nodes and you must locate your file share witness in a 3rd location.
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9. Jamie said, on December 13, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Dave
Very good series. Question, What is the main difference between installing SQL Server 2008 multi-site cluster
and installing one instance of SQL 2008 on one VM server within a failover cluster? I have done that and it
seems to work very well. When I failover the VM server housing the SQL server theres no user impact. Im
not a SQL expert so Id just like to know the significant differnce. Thanks
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daveberm said, on December 13, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Jamie,
I blogged about the difference between clustering SQL and clustering at the VM layer here.
This should tell you everything you need to know, if not Id be glad to answer any questions.
Best regards,
David Bermingham
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11. SQL Server 2008 multi-site cluster on Windows Server 2008 R2 said, on February 9, 2011
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Very good resource!
I am trying to put my head straight with cluster setup.
Questions: I have a production SQL server running four instances, data storage is split in two LUNs (Logs and
Data) on a Compellent Dell SAN OS is Windo s Ser er 2008 R2 sp1 SQL Ser er 2008 sp1
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Data) on a Compellent Dell SAN. OS is Windows Server 2008 R2 sp1, SQL Server 2008 sp1.
Is it possible to install SQL cluster on those instances? I have tried to setup these instances with cluster but it is
installing a new instance of SQL
Can I have two storage resources for same SQL cluster instance?
Reason I am asking is because we have two LUNs, one for Logs and the other one for Databases; and on the
setup it allowed to add only one storage resource (SQL cluster process, for windows everything goes fine).
Last question: I have a SQL server located geographically far from the cluster, whitch has been configured with
same instances and mirrored databases. Can I have Windows SQL server 2008 mirror setup from the cluster to
this server? If the cluster fails over to the other server; would it brake the mirror?
Any help would be much appreciated.
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daveberm said, on July 12, 2011 at 3:09 am
Questions: I have a production SQL server running four instances, data storage is split in two LUNs
(Logs and Data) on a Compellent Dell SAN. OS is Windows Server 2008 R2 sp1, SQL Server 2008
sp1.Is it possible to install SQL cluster on those instances? I have tried to setup these instances with cluster
but it is installing a new instance of SQL
You cannot convert existing instances into clustered instances, you must install new clustered
instances and migrate the databases to the new cluster.
Can I have two storage resources for same SQL cluster instance?
Reason I am asking is because we have two LUNs, one for Logs and the other one for Databases; and
on the setup it allowed to add only one storage resource (SQL cluster process, for windows everythinggoes fine).
Yes, you can add a second volume resource after the cluster is created and move the log files
to this volume
Last question: I have a SQL server located geographically far from the cluster, whitch has been
configured with same instances and mirrored databases. Can I have Windows SQL server 2008 mirror
setup from the cluster to this server? If the cluster fails over to the other server; would it brake the mirror?
Yes, this is a common configuration and will work without breaking the mirror.Any help would be much appreciated.
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daveberm said, on July 12, 2011 at 3:09 pm
There are certainly a few ways to move data between SQL Servers, including log shipping, database
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mirroring, transaction replication and peer to peer replication as you mention. Each solution has strengths
and weaknesses, so you have to understand exactly what you want to do. A multisite SQL Server cluster
as described in this article is going to give you the most complete protection as it replicates the entireSQL instance. Most of the other techniques I mention replicate at the individual database layer.
The other factor you have to consider is client redirection. With a multisite SQL Server cluster client
redirection is automatic and supports any application as the SQL instance name is moved between cluster
nodes. The other replication methods are not as robust in terms of client redirection and not every
application is going to work in these environments. Of these other methods Database Mirroring comes
the closest in terms of automatic failover and client redirection, but it does have limitations such as lack ofsupport for SQL instances that use distribute transactions. Even the new SQL Denali HADRON does
not support databases that use distributed transactions, although it does offer some pretty significant
enhancements and is worth investigating.
Peer-to-Peer replication is not something that I would consider as an option for high-availability as writes
are generally limited to one of the nodes. If that node goes away you have to reconfigure your application
and your peer-to-peer replication scheme. In general Peer-to-Peer replication requires a lot more thought
and planning vs Database Mirroring or Log Shipping, which are much better suited for simple database
replication.
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14. combatdba said, on July 27, 2011 at 1:41 am
This is the most comprehensive article Ive found yet on this subject. Its going to be a big help to me as I amjust about to implement this very thing! Thanks for saving me at least several hours!
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15. Talmer said, on August 1, 2011 at 7:49 am
Much appreciated your response; it saved me lots of wondering.
So far I have installed one SQL instance (clustered) with a mirror to another server.
Now I have three instances to setup in the cluster, and I am still on the process of gathering information and best
practices prior deploying it to a production environment.
Questions: How large should be each MS Dtc LUN (one for each SQL instance)? Ex: For an instance 500 GB
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daveberm said, on August 24, 2011 at 9:44 pm
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Wow it is probably best to post this question to one of the Windows forums if havent already done so,
you have a few questions there that I dont know the answers to off the top of my head, but Im sure that
someone in the forums will be able to answer them before I have the time to look them up. Thanks!
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16. Jeffsaid, on August 11, 2011 at 2:39 pm
Dave, first off WONDERFUL article! I very much appreciate your sharing the brain dump.
One thing that I thought you may like to know, that will save you an added step and a bit of time,and that you didnt really cover, is setting the SQL Server clustered service General and Failover
parameters on the First node, BEFORE your section Install the second cluster node.
ON the PRIMARY (First) NODE (after the Your SQL failover cluster installation is complete message)
1) Go to the Windows Failover Cluster Manager and modify the SQL cluster service
2) Under Services and Applications, Highlight SQL Server and Right-click
3) Select Properties, and then, on the General tab, under Preferred owners,4) Put a check-mark in both nodes (ensure PRIMARY node is listed 1st as preferred owner)
5) Ensure the service is set to auto-start
6) Click Failover tab
7) Choose Allow failback button, and Immediately button IF that is right for your environment
[WARNING: IF you are using replication across the WAN, tune these as desired,
Example: Leave "Prevent failback" selected, since you likely want to do "manual failback" in the WAN]
This will make install of the second node easier/faster, as it will form a portion of the SQL Cluster,
(Yes, even before SQL is installed on the 2nd node), making the 2nd node aware
of the already-existing Service Account settings from the 1st/Primary node.
Saves you some time and effort from having to re-enter the accounts/passwords on the 2nd node.
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17. Jeffsaid, on August 11, 2011 at 2:44 pm
I stand corrected the password information doesnt get passed through, but the accounts are recognized; so it
still appears to pass through some of the information saving the re entering of the accounts themselves
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network binding order. BUT, even after you correct the binding order (via a HIDDEN Alt-N command in
Network and Sharing Center, Change Adapater Settings), AND then you fully reboot everything, STILL the
binding order is reported as incorrect clearly a Microsoft bug.
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IsDomainNetworkTopOfBindings Checks to see if the computer domain server is on the network that is
bound to the top of the network order. Warning The domain network is not the first bound network. This will
cause domain operations to run slowly and can cause timeouts that result in failures. Use the Windows networkadvanced configuration to change the binding order.
There may be a registry fix or SP for this (have yet to put SQL 2008 R2 SP1 on will do that in a few
moments).
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daveberm said, on August 11, 2011 at 4:54 pm
I have seen this same bug on a pretty consistent basis. Thanks for pointing that out!
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Cluster #MSCS The Future isCloudy said, on August 18, 2011 at 6:32 pm
[...] SQL Server 2008 multi-site cluster on Windows Server 2008 R2
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20. Useful Links: #Clustering on Windows Server 2008/R2 #SQL Server 2008/R2 Failover
Cluster #MSCS The Future isCloudy said, on August 18, 2011 at 6:32 pm
[...] SQL Server 2008 multi-site cluster on Windows Server 2008 R2
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21. Ravi said, on September 22, 2011 at 8:14 pm
Excellant step-by-step article Dave!! I was able to easily follow thru the steps and get the cluster going.
Thanks!!
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daveberm said, on October 14, 2011 at 10:41 pm
not sure what you mean.
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23. anonymous said, on October 15, 2011 at 12:41 am
I meant, if I want to install Windows Cluster on a virtual environment using VMWare, how much memory, disk
I need to have as a min set of requirement so that I can set up the Cluster.
Does this make sense?
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[...] http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/archive/2008/01/18/7151154.aspx SQL Cluster :
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25. Phani said, on December 20, 2011 at 10:27 am
Hi,great article..We are planning to implement the same but with 3 node clustering. 1 node as a DR (multi site), but
within the same cluster. we are implementing SAN replication. My question is how and where do you tell the sql
server node to use mirrored SAN on the DR site..
Thanks in advance,
Phani
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daveberm said, on December 20, 2011 at 2:41 pm
In order to se SAN replication o r SAN pro ider m st pro ide some sort of cl ster integration
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26. Zainudeen said, on January 18, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Great article.There are few people who write on different and rare stuffs which are tough to experiment.You are
f h I h d hi if f il l diff h i l i f h fi d I
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one of them.I had this query if we can set failover cluster across different physical sites from the very first day I
had set up SQL Server failover cluster and your explanation had answered all my queries.
Many thanks once again.
Regards,
Zainu
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27. Florentksaid, on February 19, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Hello DaveBerm, very good Article.
I was trying to see the limites of such architecture.
The volume rplication using SIOS DataKeeper is a 1 to 1 replication design. Which means that the cluster is
limited to 2 nodes if using local drives at each site. am i right?
Second question: imagine i have 2 nodes on one site using shared volumes and another 1 node on the other site
with his own volume. How can i setup the replication from shared volume to the single? and above all i wonderhow the failover and failback will proceed?
These questions are mainly about scaling out in order to provide high availability from a local site perspective
first, then intregrated with Disasster Recovery and still High availability.
Regards
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daveberm said, on February 19, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Thanks for the note. This article illustrates a 1 to 1 design, but by no means is that the limits of the
application. DataKeeper supports multiple targets, so you could build 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 type designs. It also
supports a mixed shared/replicated model, so you can build 2 x 1 or 2 x 2 type models as well. Ive
written about other configurations in some of my other articles. Here is one of those articles:
http://clusteringformeremortals.com/2011/04/29/microsoft-multisite-cluster-users-rejoice-it-is-now-
possible-to-have-automatic-failover-in-a-3-node-cluster/
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28. Fhatuwani said, on March 22, 2012 at 9:41 am
Hi
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Hi,
what happens if i create my own custom resource group name instead of letting SQL create it for me?
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daveberm said, on March 26, 2012 at 4:25 pm
Ive never tried. What is wrong with the default name? If you do it, let me know how it works out for
you.
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29. SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition Availability Options Clustering For Mere Mortals said,
on April 5, 2012 at 6:57 pm
[...] that you say, you dont have a SAN? Or youd rather build a solution that eliminates the SAN as a single
point of failure and instead allows you to use data replication [...]
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30. Christo Pretorius said, on April 13, 2012 at 9:45 am
Thank you for the post. My first Geographically Dispersed SQL Server Instance (GeDiSSIn in short) is up and
running. Im using SteelEye for my supporting database servers (Distributor, Mirror Witness and General DBA
Management Instances) as Microsoft does not have a way to mirror the distributor database and/or the mirror
witness functionality.Regards
Christo Pretorius
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31. Serge Vedrine said, on May 1, 2012 at 4:14 pm
Does a SQL Server 2008 R2 geo-cluster (multi-site cluster) is possible with Standard Edition?
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Node 1 is a SQL replication publisher doing Merge, Transact, and Snapshot to its subscribers. In the event of
failure, Node 2 will become the publisher to those same subscribers.
What SQL files will I need to replicate with SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster?
The MDF, LDF of the all databases, and the distributer DB? Is that it?
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daveberm said, on October 2, 2012 at 9:11 pm
All of the system and user defined databases and log files should reside on the replicated volumes, same
as a traditional shared storage cluster.
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33. SPADMIN said, on January 18, 2013 at 7:50 am
Excellent Post! Thanks alot.
But Instead of Data Keeper can I use any alternate which is freely downloadable or any thing offered by
Microsoft.
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daveberm said, on January 18, 2013 at 2:42 pm
Microsoft does not have a host based replication solution for clustering nor is there anything freely
available for download.
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