Are you starting to plan for high availability and curious to see how clustering can keep your databases online and mitigate downtime during patching? Have you heard about clustering but have no idea what is required to build a successful cluster? If so, this session is for you. During this session we will compare the pros and cons of Failover Cluster Instances to ensure you implement the best solution to handle you’re HA requirements. We will build a windows cluster from scratch and go over all the requirements including failover cluster manager, nodes, shared storage, active directory, client access points, quorums and installing a SQL Server clustered instance. Finally, we will go over a basic framework to help you quickly perform a root cause analysis to determine why your SQL services went down.
Links:
- MSSQLTIPS Cluster Build Step by Step
- Failover Cluster Step-by-Step Guide: Configuring the Quorum in a Failover Cluster