That's a pretty bold statement. ESX clustering does not provide application or OS failover - only hardware failover.
I would not call ESX clustering "vastly superior" to Microsoft clustering. They provide different functionality. Jim Jim Holmgren Director of Technology Infrastructure XLHealth Corporation The Warehouse at Camden Yards 351 West Camden Street, Suite 100 Baltimore, MD 21201 410.625.2200 (main) 443.524.8573 (direct) 443-506.2400 (cell) www.xlhealth.com -----Original Message----- From: Ken Cornetet [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 5:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: File Services Clustering in Server 2012 Why in the world would you use a Microsoft cluster when you have the vastly superior and easier ESX clustering to provide failover? -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Hasenjager [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 4:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: File Services Clustering in Server 2012 We are just getting into clustering services, now that we have been allowed to purchase a SAN (we have only been asking for more years than I can count!). I created a failover cluster in Server 2012 Standard and attached 4 nodes to it (all virtuals with VMware ESXi 5.1 - the same problem exists whether 1 node is connected or up to all 4). They are connected to common LUNs on a NetApp appliance. Yesterday, everything went to hell. It started off that I could not access one of the file shares and then two... then all 4 that we had configured. Because this system was not yet being utilized for anyone other than myself, I decided to just recreate it. Now that I have done that, I cannot configure any file shares. When I click the "Add File Share" to the cluster role (File Server), the "volumes" is blank and I cannot use the browse button. I can type a path, but it states that it is not valid for the particular server. According to the console, everything is "Running" and "Online." I also cannot access the administrative share for the drive which is attached to the role. I am at a complete loss for ideas and Internet searches have turned up absolutely nothing regarding the problem I am having. I'm sure I am missing something simple, but cannot come up with what that is. Can anyone assist me? Feel free to contact me off-list if it is more convenient. PATRICK HASENJAGER | Network Administrator Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences | Information Technology phone 816.654.7712 | fax 816.654.7701 email [email protected] | www.kcumb.edu ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or protected health information. Under the Federal Law (HIPAA), the intended recipient is obligated to keep this information secure and confidential. Any disclosure to third parties without authorization from the affiliate or as permitted by law is prohibited and punishable under Federal Law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. NOTA DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD: Este facsÃmile, incluyendo lo adjunto, es para el uso exclusivo del destinatario(s) y puede contener información confidencial y/o información protegida de salud. En virtud de la Ley Federal (HIPAA), el destinatario tiene la obligación de mantener esta información segura y confidencial. Cualquier divulgación a terceros sin la autorización de los miembros de lo permitido por la ley está prohibido y penado en virtud de la Ley Federal. Si usted no es el destinatario, por favor, póngase en contacto con el remitente por teléfono y destruir todas las copias del mensaje original ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
