Do keep in mind that this tutorial is valid for Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, and 2012. What is a failover cluster in Windows Server?

If you are an IT admin or an aspirant, you should know how to configure it. So, in this post, we will discuss how to install and configure Failover Cluster in Windows Server.

The chapter includes; the new features associated with failover clustering for both SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008, it then covers step-by-steps on implementing a two node single instance ...

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 ...

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 ...

One approach would be to use Windows Failover Clustering Services (WFCS) to build out a multi-node failover cluster in the cloud. Two of the nodes might be built out in separate availability zones ...

On-premise, by contrast, where shared storage can and often does exist, FCIs leverage Windows Server Failover Clustering (also a standard feature). Always On Availability Groups is a feature that was ...

I'd like the SQL virtual names to be in aa subdomain, <instance>.sql.mydomain.com, but the virtual name of the cluster itself and the nodes are just in "mydomain.com".