Sample high availability configuration for SQL Server with SFW

The example configuration includes the dynamic mirrored quorum and requires setting up two or more dynamic cluster disk groups in SFW - one or more cluster disk groups for the application and data and one for the dynamic mirrored quorum.

The following names describe the objects created and used during the installation and configuration.

Name

Object

SYSTEM1 & SYSTEM2

server names

SQL_GROUP

Microsoft SQL Server resource group

SQLCLUST

Microsoft cluster for SQL Server high availability

SQLVS

Microsoft SQL Server virtual server

INST1

Microsoft SQL Server instance name

INST1_DG

disk group for Microsoft SQL Server volumes

INST1_SYS_FILES

volume for Microsoft SQL Server system data files

INST1_DB1_VOL

volume for storing a Microsoft SQL Server user-defined database

INST1_DB1_LOG

volume for storing a Microsoft SQL Server user-defined database log file

QUORUM_DG

disk group for quorum volume

SQL_QRM

volume for storing the Microsoft cluster quorum

More information is available on disk group and volume configuration.

More Information

Planning for SFW cluster disk groups and volumes