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SQLU Post #1: What’s In A Name? (Part One)
I’m proud to be participating in SQL University’s High Availability and Disaster Recovery Week this week (April 18, 2011) along with Robert Davis (blog | Twitter) and Geoff Hiten (blog | Twitter)....
View ArticlePatching Clustered SQL Server Instances with SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server...
One of the things you will eventually have to do to an instance of SQL Server is apply one or more of the following: a community update (CU), service pack (SP), or hotfix. I recently wrote a...
View ArticleSQL Server Denali, Upgrading, Supported Platforms, and You
Dan Jones just blogged about the proposed upgrade paths and supported platforms for Denali. I’m glad they are publishing this information long before a new CTP is released. In that blog post, Dan...
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SQL Server Denali CTP3 Clustered Instance Installations, Backslashes, and You
If you haven’t heard by now, SQL Server Denali CTP3 (build 11.0.1440.19 if you are keeping track) is available for download on both 32- and 64-bit flavors. While I still don’t agree with a 32-bit...
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Maintaining Quorum During Windows Patching and Updating
I’ve been working with a customer to deploy their new Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based failover cluster that will have bot SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2012 instances. One thing I always talk...
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Anti-Virus + Windows Failover Clustering + SQL FCIs = Bad
Recently, I helped a customer plan and configure a three node multiple instance failover cluster. The Windows failover cluster (WSFC) had four instances of SQL Server (3 x 2008 R2 with SP1 and 1 x...
View ArticleWhen Is It Time To Stop Using a Deprecated Feature?
Twitter conversations can sometimes lead to interesting things. Jonathan Kehayias (Blog | Twitter) and I were going back and forth about something, and in some cases, how we differ on how we teach...
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SQL Server FCI Setup Problems 1: Windows Server 2012 and VCOs Part 1
Happy New Year everyone! I hope the holiday season treated you well, but like everyone else, it’s time for me to roll up my sleeves and get back to things – including blogging. This is the first of a...
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SQL Server FCI Setup Problems 2: Windows Server 2012 and VCOs Part 2
When I last left you in Part 1, I showed you the new functionality in Windows Server 2012 where the CNO and VCO does not have to be put in the default Computers OU automatically if you do not...
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Creating a Clustered DTC for SQL Server Redux
Last year, I wrote a blog post entitled “How to Properly Configure DTC for Clustered Instances of SQL Server with Windows Server 2008 R2″. Today, I was helping a customer and found a few things. I’ve...
View ArticleAre You Keeping Up With .NET Framework Versions? You Should Be
Are you ready for .NET Framework 4, 4.5, and 4.5.1 end of life? The post Are You Keeping Up With .NET Framework Versions? You Should Be appeared first on SQLHA.
View Article2016 in Review, A Few Updates, and Looking Forward
Allan's 2016 wrapup, including a book update The post 2016 in Review, A Few Updates, and Looking Forward appeared first on SQLHA.
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