Combining AlwaysOn Groups With Failover Cluster Instances

This article discusses failover cluster instances and AlwaysOn groups

High availability

Migration Guide: Migrating to SQL Server 2012 Failover Clustering and Availability Groups from Prior Clustering and Mirroring Deployments

This paper provides guidance for customers who prior to SQL Server 2012 have deployed SQL Failover Clustering for local high availability and database mirroring for disaster recovery, and who want to migrate to SQL Server AlwaysOn. It describes the corresponding SQL Server AlwaysOn scenario and the migration paths to SQL Server AlwaysOn. It also contains the important knowledge and considerations that you must know in order to successfully migrate to a HADR solution based on SQL Server AlwaysOn technology, which implements AlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instances for high availability and AlwaysOn Availability Groups for disaster recovery.

Tips for Upgrading a Cluster to SQL 2008 - Part 2

This article describes my experience in upgrading a four node cluster with three active instances to SQL 2008

SQL Server 2012 Active/Active Cluster in Hyper-V

Learn how to create a SQL Server 2012 Active/Active cluster in Hyper-V using an iSCSI SAN

Clustered Instances

SQL 2008 R2 Cluster Setup: Easy? Not So Much.

The SQL Server 2008 R2 setup program crashes sometimes leaving you with a "half installed" instance: this is about how I repaired the setup on a populated cluster.

Tips for Upgrading a Cluster to SQL 2008 - Part 1

This article describes my experience in upgrading a four node cluster with three active instances to SQL 2008

Automatic Alert Generation in the event of SQL Server Cluster Failover

We had a requirement where we were asked to generate automatic email notification in the event of a failover.

Creating a 2 Node SQL Server 2008 Virtual Cluster Part 3

This article continues the series on how to create a 2 node Windows\SQL Server 2008 cluster with a look at slipstreaming the service pack and cumulative updates needed.