For step-by-step instructions on installing a SQL Server 2008 single instance or multiple instance failover cluster on Windows Server 2008 reference – Chapter 12 “Implementing and Managing ...

Learn how to configure install, configure, and create Failover Cluster along with the Storage Server in Windows Server the right way.

Failover Cluster ensures high availability of an instance. If you want to create a failover cluster in Windows Server, follow these instructions.

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 ...

SQL Server Standard Edition includes Always On Failover Clustering, which leverages Windows Server Failover Clustering built into the operating system. While getting this to work well in the ...

Windows Server How-To How To Create a Windows Server Failover Cluster Without Shared Storage Follow these step-by-step instructions and you will be up and running in about 15 minutes. By Brien ...

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 ...

The quorum configuration determines the number of node failures that a failover cluster can sustain before the cluster should stop running. Tip: The No Majority: Disk Only quorum configuration ...

The fundamentals of those new guidelines can be found in Google’s online instructions for configuring a SQL Server FCI. Google’s current guidance is clear and easy to follow.

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 ...

Microsoft expands support for virtualized SQL Server failover clusters. The announcement is a shift from what the company told its database customers last year.