If you Veeam backups are failing when connected to a new or upgraded Server 2016 cluster, you likely need to set a disk parameter to fix it. Veeam has a KBase article on this but it skips some simple steps and does not tell you where to perform the changes… Read more…
If you want to simply upgrade your existing cluster from Server 2012 R2 to Server 2016, you just need to buy Server 2016 licenses and perform a “Server 2016 Rolling Upgrade”. What this does is to take one of your cluster nodes offline, then upgrade it to 2016, then bring Read more…
You may find ANALYZE CLUSTER UPDATING READINESS (in CLUSTER AWARE UPDATING in your Windows Server Cluster) comes back with a warning: Rule ID: 10 Title: The machine proxy on each failover cluster node should be set to a local proxy server Result: Warning Problem: One or more failover cluster nodes have Read more…
If you are new to clustering, like me, then the hundreds of checks the Microsoft wizards handle for you are invaluable tools to ensuring a functional cluster configuration. There are, however, some alerts that seem to indicate something is required when it is not. This is one of those alerts Read more…
Here is a SHORT list of Windows 8 features you might/should care about: A new authentication system lets uses draw their own custom patern on the (touch) screen as an alternative to using a password. Windows To Go lets you run Windows 8 from a USB stick Windows 8 will Read more…