Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
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Disk Witness
What is the proper and safe procedure to move a Disk Witness (shared storage–based quorum witness) from one node to another in Windows Server 2025 Failover Cluster Manager.
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
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Cluster Aware Updating error
Hello, I am trying to set up Cluster-Aware Updating, but am running into errors. I run the command: Add-CauClusterRole -Clustername BS-CL1 -DaysOfWeek Monday -IntervalWeeks 3 -MaxFailedNodes 1 -MaxRetriesPerNode 3 -RequireAllNodesOnline…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2023-02-03T15:12:51.68+00:00
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Maik de Bresser
5
Reputation points
answered 2026-02-17T15:28:09.3333333+00:00
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Andreas
0
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1 answer
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[Bug Report] New-Cluster Wizard fails with generic "Invalid computer name" error when hostname > 15 chars (NetBIOS limit)
Environment: Windows Server 2022 (updated). I encountered a blocking issue while creating a new Failover Cluster using the wizard. The process fails immediately with error: "The format of the specified computer name is invalid" After…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-02-17T01:06:01.6933333+00:00
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Maximiliano Barrera
20
Reputation points
accepted 2026-02-17T02:24:56.6666667+00:00
Maximiliano Barrera
20
Reputation points
2 answers
S2D cluster - add extra drives - BSOD
Hello, We have 2 node S2D cluster with direct nvme drives. Cluster is in production and works as expected. When we inserted new drives in server, server instantly went to BSOD. Now we want to try inserting drives in powered off server (MS best practice…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-02-11T15:22:21.2733333+00:00
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Matej Jenko
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-02-11T16:01:47.2533333+00:00
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Domic Vo
17,825
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
1 answer
Failover Cluster Shows Quarantined node but everything is working ok.
Hi All. We have 2x 2022 HyperV servers with a clustered SQL server running on each host. Yesterday i shut down all the vm's on Host 2 and patched it to latest firmware etc. When I brought the SQL servers back up, SQL Server 2 in the failover cluster was…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
20,373 questions
SQL Server | Other
14,702 questions
asked 2025-01-16T10:11:20.8266667+00:00
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Jodiethedog
5
Reputation points
commented 2026-02-10T07:13:37.39+00:00
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Lakshmi Narayana Garikapati
920
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Cannot rebuild storage after node failure in 2-node S2D cluster
Hi, I have a two node storage spaces cluster, with 2 NVMe cache drives, and 8 SSD capacity per node. Had a failure of a node, and rebuilt the OS, Drivers, etc. Same drives. Rejoined to cluster, but drives showed as failed. Reset the drives, no joy. Set…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
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Cannot add storage back after S2D node failure in a 2 node cluster.
Hi, I have a two node storage spaces cluster, with 2 NVMe cache drives, and 8 SSD capacity per node. Had a failure of a node, and rebuilt the OS, Drivers, etc. Same drives. Rejoined to cluster, but drives showed as failed. Reset the drives, no joy. Set…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
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How to avoid Redirected I/O in a Failover Cluster
I have a 2 node Hyper-V cluster. Storage is a SAS Direct Attached with an HBA in both servers and a connection from each HBA to storage controller A and storage controller B. I have MPIO setup and recognized properly. I have setup a CSV in failover…
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Cluster HostRecordTTL
PS C:\Windows\system32> get-clusterresource "ClusterResourceName" | Get-ClusterParameter Object Name Value Type ClusterResourceName Name ClusterResourceName …
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2021-03-25T12:44:04.613+00:00
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reuvygroovy
781
Reputation points
answered 2026-01-29T15:53:39.02+00:00
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jthierion-horoquartz
0
Reputation points
3 answers
Why is there a "User Manager Group" role created automatically after setting up a Failover Cluster?
After installing a Windows Failover Cluster and adding the cluster nodes, I noticed that a new role named "User Manager Group" appears under Failover Cluster Roles. I did not create this role manually, and I am not sure why it was created…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2025-09-23T04:16:28.3966667+00:00
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kedar giri
81
Reputation points
answered 2026-01-26T07:24:05.6833333+00:00
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Berti Efretuei
0
Reputation points
52 answers
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The cluster identity may lack permissions required to update the object
Dear; Hi have the message: The computer object associated with the cluster network name resource 'Cluster Name' could not be updated in domain 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' during the Password change operation. The text for the associated error code is: The…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2025-12-02T20:36:56.19+00:00
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Lucas Peñaloza
421
Reputation points
accepted 2026-01-13T19:34:51.25+00:00
Lucas Peñaloza
421
Reputation points
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Cluster Network 2 Partitioned
Dear, We have the issue; Cluster network interface 'PWGIRSQL2 - Ethernet1' for cluster node 'PWGIRSQL2' on network 'Cluster Network 2' failed. Run the Validate a Configuration wizard to check your network configuration. If the condition persists, check…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-01-08T23:11:48.27+00:00
Lucas Peñaloza
421
Reputation points
accepted 2026-01-13T19:22:15.3433333+00:00
Lucas Peñaloza
421
Reputation points
9 answers
Issue with ReFS on Windows Server 2025
Hi, When we use FSLOGIX and we use the Shared Drive location on Windows Server 2025, we have an issue. ReFS doesn't support replication when we have lot of connection. Directly System become unstable and freezing. We have latest release of the OS with…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2025-12-05T12:02:05.7266667+00:00
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Francois Gotti
0
Reputation points
answered 2025-12-16T06:35:44.7233333+00:00
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VPHAN
25,000
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
3 answers
Failover cluster VM not live migrate
Hello, maybe someone had this problem. Failover cluster stopped live migrate VM's. I have 3 hosts: 1,2 - HP gen10; 3 - HP gen11. All with the latest firmware. Between 1-2 everything ok. But from 1-2 can't live migrate to 3 and from 3 to 1-2. If VM turned…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2025-11-13T20:29:27.82+00:00
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Tomas Prodest
0
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edited a comment 2025-12-05T09:13:13.42+00:00
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DustinTran
600
Reputation points
Moderator
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Cluster Message
Dear, We have a Failover Cluster. Both Nodes, Windows Server 2016. This Cluster supports a SQl AlwaysOn High Availability!!!. From SQL Tower, they tell us that one of the Nodes does not work!!!. We execute Validate a Configurate Wizard: Validate…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2025-08-26T01:38:39.8266667+00:00
Lucas Peñaloza
421
Reputation points
accepted 2025-12-02T20:27:57.5833333+00:00
Lucas Peñaloza
421
Reputation points
3 answers
regarding about nodes
what are the nodes (statement list) can i know about this? Moved from "Microsoft 365 and Office Development Office JavaScript API"
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
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Storage Space Direct with Dell PowerEdge R550
Hello, I would like to confirm if the configuration below meets the minimum hardware requirements for deploying a 4-node Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) cluster using Windows Server 2022. Each node is a Dell PowerEdge R550 with the following…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2025-11-13T13:48:23.2166667+00:00
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Everson Amorim
20
Reputation points
recommended 2025-11-26T02:43:15.58+00:00
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Nam Bui (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
1,115
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
3 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Microsoft Hyper-V Failover Cluster Best Practice
Hi All, I need your kind advice on the following – One of my customer wants a Failover Cluster infrastructure based on Hyper-V on Windows Server 2022 Standard. There are 2 HPE DL380 Server and one MSA2060 SAN at site and required number of licenses for…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2025-11-15T17:46:35.28+00:00
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Somnathndy
46
Reputation points
accepted 2025-11-17T09:30:01.7733333+00:00
Somnathndy
46
Reputation points
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
rotating disk upgrade on Windows-Server 2022 Storage Spaces Direct 2-Node Cluster
Hello, I have a question regarding the replacement of drives with larger capacity for Storage Spaces Direct. We have a 2-Node Hyper-V Failover Cluster that uses Storage Spaces Direct. Each server has 1x 8 slot drive cage, with 6x 960GB SSDs inside.…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2025-11-14T08:30:21.32+00:00
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Willenbrecht, Jannik
20
Reputation points
commented 2025-11-14T10:41:50.24+00:00
Willenbrecht, Jannik
20
Reputation points
1 answer
Change Windows Hyper-V cluster to new network subnet
Hi, We have the current Hyper-V cluster setup (IP addressing changed) 2 x sites Site A 10.10.1.0/24 Site B 10.10.2.0/24 Both sites have a Hyper-V failover cluster using HP MSA SAN's for storage. Both clusters consist of two nodes. Server storage is…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2025-11-03T12:13:39.59+00:00
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Alistair Russell
40
Reputation points
commented 2025-11-04T14:38:46.96+00:00
Alistair Russell
40
Reputation points