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First published on MSDN on Sep 27, 2017
Background
As you may know, TLS 1.0 is being deprecated due to various known exploits and will no longer be PCI compliant as of June 30th, 2018 (see
PCI DSS v3.1 and SSL: What y… Continue reading Microsoft Excel, TLS & SQL Server – Important Considerations
First published on MSDN on Nov 08, 2013
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First published on MSDN on Sep 04, 2013
Overview
Windows Server Failover Clustering has always monitored the running state of virtual machines and the health state of clustered network and clustered storage. We ar… Continue reading Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Recovery from Network Disconnects
First published on MSDN on Jun 11, 2013
If you were not able to make it to TechEd 2013 this year, you can still watch the sessions and learn about the new enhancements coming. Here’s links to the recorded cluster sessions at… Continue reading Failover Clustering Sessions @ TechEd 2013
First published on MSDN on May 24, 2013
I have seen questions from customers who get a warning in the results of their failover cluster validation that indicates the storage doesn’t support persistent reservations for Storage Spaces. T… Continue reading Validate Storage Spaces Persistent Reservation Test Results with Warning
First published on MSDN on May 06, 2013
Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) is a clustered file system available in Windows Server 2012 where all nodes in a Windows Server Failover Cluster can simultaneously access a common shared NTFS volume… Continue reading Optimizing CSV Backup Performance
First published on MSDN on Mar 21, 2013
Introducing some concepts:
Windows Server 2012 introduced the ability to drain a node, which is sometimes also referred to as Node Maintenance Mode. When you drain a node, the W… Continue reading Configuring How VMs Are Moved when a Node is Drained
First published on MSDN on Dec 13, 2012
In Windows Server 2012, a Failover Cluster can be created in an environment that has access only to a Read Only Domain Controller (RODC) but not a Read Write Domain Controller (RWDC). This deploy… Continue reading How to Setup a Failover Cluster in a RODC Environment