Clustering

Valuable SQL Server Clustering tips, tutorials, how-to’s, scripts, and more for SQL Server DBAs.

Title Author Date
Understanding SQL Server Clustering Downtime K. Brian Kelley2026-06-27
Add New Disk to Windows Failover Cluster for SQL Server Muhammad Kamran2026-06-22
Add Nodes to SQL Server 2022 and Windows Server 2022 Failover Cluster Edwin Sarmiento2026-06-22
Windows Server 2022 Failover Cluster Step by Step for SQL Server 2022 Edwin Sarmiento2026-06-22
Install SQL Server 2022 on Windows Server 2022 Failover Cluster WSFC Edwin Sarmiento2026-06-19
How To Build a Windows Server 2025 Failover Cluster Aleksey Vitsko2026-06-19
Install SQL Server 2017 on Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 1 Edwin Sarmiento2026-06-17
Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2019 on a Windows Server 2019 Failover Cluster – Part 1 Edwin Sarmiento2026-06-17
Clustering SQL Server 2019 Step by Step Edwin Sarmiento2026-05-02
Windows Failover Cluster Node Quarantined Rajendra Gupta2025-01-12
SQL Server 2019 Cluster Setup Adding a Node Edwin Sarmiento2020-11-11
SQL Server 2019 Installation on Windows Server 2019 Failover Cluster Edwin Sarmiento2020-10-07
SQL Server 2017 Unattended Install on FCI via Command Line – Part 2 Edwin Sarmiento2020-08-03
SQL Server 2017 Unattended Install on FCI via Command Line – Part 1 Edwin Sarmiento2020-07-28
Install SQL Server 2017 on Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 2 Edwin Sarmiento2020-07-13
Upgrade SQL Server FCI Using Same Virtual Network Name and Virtual IP Edwin Sarmiento2018-11-19
SQL Server 2016 on Windows 2016 FCI without Shared Storage – Part 3 Edwin Sarmiento2018-01-02
SQL Server 2016 on Windows 2016 FCI without Shared Storage – Part 2 Edwin Sarmiento2017-12-08
Configure Cloud Witness for Windows Server 2016 Failover Clusters Edwin Sarmiento2017-11-30
SQL Server 2016 on Windows 2016 FCI without Shared Storage – Part 1 Edwin Sarmiento2017-11-08
Deploy a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster without Active Directory – Part 2 Edwin Sarmiento2017-07-05
Deploy Windows Server Failover Cluster without Active Directory Part 1 Edwin Sarmiento2017-06-27
Configure Network Binding Order for a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster Edwin Sarmiento2017-06-14
Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 4 Edwin Sarmiento2017-04-26
Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 3 Edwin Sarmiento2017-04-20
Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 2 Edwin Sarmiento2017-04-13
Install SQL Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster Edwin Sarmiento2017-03-21
Understand How Dynamic Witness Works for a SQL Server WFSC Simon Liew2016-09-09
Dynamic Quorum for Windows Server 2012 R2 Cluster to Support SQL Server AlwaysOn Simon Liew2016-08-30
How to Remove Node from a SQL Server Failover Cluster Manvendra Singh2016-05-03
Change the Virtual IP Address for a SQL Server Failover Cluster Manvendra Singh2016-04-14
How to rename the SQL Server Network Name of a failover cluster Manvendra Singh2016-04-05
Step by Step Installation of Adding a New Node to a SQL Server 2014 Failover Cluster Manvendra Singh2016-03-22
Step by Step Installation of SQL Server 2014 on a New Failover Cluster Manvendra Singh2016-03-14
Validating a Windows Cluster Prior to Installing SQL Server 2014 Manvendra Singh2016-03-10
Clustering SSAS Part 1 Edwin Sarmiento2015-08-07
Registry Check Pointing a Windows Cluster to Bring SQL Server Online Susantha Bathige2015-01-19
Installing, Configuring and Managing Windows Server Failover Cluster using PowerShell Part 4 Edwin Sarmiento2014-09-23
Installing, Configuring and Managing Windows Server Failover Cluster using PowerShell Part 3 Edwin Sarmiento2014-09-15
Installing, Configuring and Managing Windows Server Failover Cluster using PowerShell Part 2 Edwin Sarmiento2014-09-04
Force Start a Windows Server Failover Cluster Without a Quorum Edwin Sarmiento2014-08-22
What you need for a Multi Subnet Configuration for AlwaysOn FCI in SQL Server 2012 Carla Abanes2014-06-13
Use Powershell to Send Email Notification for SQL Server Cluster Failover Ben Snaidero2014-01-15
Installing, Configuring and Managing Windows Server Failover Cluster using PowerShell Part 1 Edwin Sarmiento2013-07-17
Updating the TCP Port on a SQL Server Cluster Node Thomas LeBlanc2013-05-09
Monitor SQL Instance Balance across Windows Cluster Nodes Using PowerShell Lin Liu2013-04-17
SQL Server Clustering Myths Burt King2012-12-13
SQL Server 2012 Cluster with TempDB on Local Disk Dan Quinones2012-11-27
Steps to Check the Host Name for a Clustered SQL Server Instance Jugal Shah2012-10-26
SQL Server 2012 Multi-Subnet Cluster Part 4 Edwin Sarmiento2012-09-06
SQL Server 2012 Multi-Subnet Cluster Part 2 Edwin Sarmiento2012-07-26
SQL Server 2012 Multi-Subnet Cluster Part 1 Edwin Sarmiento2012-07-11
SQL Server Clustering Management inside the command line Brady Upton2012-06-18
Adding Storage to SQL Server 2008 Cluster Brady Upton2012-05-14
Managing a Windows and SQL Server Cluster using the Failover Cluster Manager tool Brady Upton2012-05-07
Benefits of Using Mount Points with SQL Server Clusters Dan Quinones2012-03-19
Configuring Volume Mountpoints on a SQL Server 2008 Failover Cluster running on Windows Server 2008 Edwin Sarmiento2012-02-14
Fix SQL Server Agent on Windows Failover Cluster Edwin Sarmiento2012-01-19
Install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008 Cluster Part 4 Edwin Sarmiento2009-04-02
Install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008 Cluster Part 3 Edwin Sarmiento2009-03-17
Install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008 Cluster Part 2 Edwin Sarmiento2009-03-02
Install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008 Cluster Part 1 Edwin Sarmiento2009-02-13
Configure SQL Server Resource Group Ownership in Cluster Administrator Tim Ford2008-12-22
Cluster Administrator Application for SQL Server DBAs Tim Ford2008-12-17
Balancing Resources for SQL Server Clustering and Consolidation Tim Ford2008-08-13
SQL Server Clustering Active vs Passive Tim Ford2008-08-04
Getting started with SQL Server clustering Tim Ford2008-07-16