Create a New Always On Failover Cluster Instance (Setup) [!INCLUDE SQL Server] To install or upgrade a [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] failover cluster instance (FCI), you must run the Setup program on each ...

[!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Always On failover cluster instances use Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) to provide local high ...

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As I'm preparing to deploy a new 2-node SQL Server 2014 Standard failover cluster, I'm considering what would be the best way to set up its storage. For the reference, the OS will be Windows Server ...

Creating a Failover Cluster in the Windows server ensures high availability and reliability for apps and services. In this article, we will explain how to create a failover cluster in Windows Server, ...