Part 4: Configure 2 node windows 2008 R2 failover cluster

In this series of Videos Prakash Heda (Sr Infrastructure DBA at Intuit) will cover how to prepare one box HyperV lab to updaerstand and validate SQL Server Denali Always-ON Features

Let me know how do you like this series and any specific questions you have,
My contact email: prakash@sqlfeatures.com, Blog: sqlfeatures.wordpress.com


Part 1: Denali setup & Network Configuration
Part 2: Configure Windows 2008 R2 Domain Controller
Part 3: Preparing nodes for failover cluster
Part 4: Configure 2 node failover cluster
Part 5: Install Standalone Denali on both nodes
Part 6: Denali Availability Groups Explained (Session 1)
Part 6: Denali Availability Groups Explained (Session 2)
Part 6: Enable availability Groups (Session 3)
Part 7: Configure Availability Groups with 2 DB's
Part 8: Readable replica & test force failover
Part 9: Implement & Test Virtual Name

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Windows
• 2008
• R2
• SQL
• Server
• Denali
• CTP1
• HyperV
• Domain
• controller
• Availability
• Groups
• sqlfeatures
• Prakash
• Heda

[sqlfeatures]

You don't have to stop node2.

When you right-click the resource group, you want to move, you have the option "Move group".

The resource group goes offline, and will be back online on the node you select. If only one other node is available, you cannot select a node.

[dymproductions]

Hi, how do you switch from the 2 nodes? that would be very helpful! thanks!