0. Troy Lanphier Senior Solutions Developer – GUIO, LLC
Zero to High Availability in 60 Minutes Building a SQL 2012 HA Solution for SharePoint (In under an hour)
Troy Lanphier
Senior Solutions Developer – GUIO, LLC

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3. Who is this guy and why should we care?
Troy Lanphier

4. Who is this guy and why should we care?
Troy Lanphier
Co-author: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Inside Out

5. Who is this guy and why should we care?
Troy Lanphier
Co-author: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Inside Out
Author: Exam-Ref : Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
(Available June 2013)

6. Who is this guy and why should we care?
Troy Lanphier
Co-author: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Inside Out
Author: Exam-Ref : Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
(Available June 2013)
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7. Today’s Goal – AlwaysOn in 60 Minutes
Where we’ll start:

8. Today’s Goal – AlwaysOn in 60 Minutes
Where we’ll start:
MARS – Domain Controller

9. Today’s Goal – AlwaysOn in 60 Minutes
Where we’ll start:
MARS – Domain Controller
ROMULUS – Win Server 2012 (SQL bits installed)

10. Today’s Goal – AlwaysOn in 60 Minutes
Where we’ll start:
MARS – Domain Controller
ROMULUS – Win Server 2012 (SQL bits installed)
REMUS – Win Server 2012 (SQL bits installed)

11. Today’s Goal – AlwaysOn in 60 Minutes
Where we’ll start:
MARS – Domain Controller
ROMULUS – Win Server 2012 (SQL bits installed)
REMUS – Win Server 2012 (SQL bits installed)
RHEA – Win Server 2012 (SP 2013 bits installed)

12. Today’s Goal – AlwaysOn in 60 Minutes
Where we’ll end up:

13. Today’s Goal – AlwaysOn in 60 Minutes
Where we’ll end up:
MARS – Domain Controller

14. Today’s Goal – AlwaysOn in 60 Minutes
Where we’ll end up:
MARS – Domain Controller
WS 2012 Failover Cluster (ROMULUS and REMUS)

15. Today’s Goal – AlwaysOn in 60 Minutes
Where we’ll end up:
MARS – Domain Controller
WS 2012 Failover Cluster (ROMULUS and REMUS)
SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Group

16. Today’s Goal – AlwaysOn in 60 Minutes
Where we’ll end up:
MARS – Domain Controller
WS 2012 Failover Cluster (ROMULUS and REMUS)
SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Group
(ROMULUS and REMUS Independent SQL Nodes)

17. Today’s Goal – AlwaysOn in 60 Minutes
Where we’ll end up:
MARS – Domain Controller
WS 2012 Failover Cluster (ROMULUS and REMUS)
SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Group
(ROMULUS and REMUS Independent SQL Nodes)
RHEA – Win Server 2012 (SharePoint Configured)

18. SQL Server High Availability

19. SQL Server High Availability (By Edition)
SQL Server Business Intelligence and Standard:

20. SQL Server High Availability (By Edition)
SQL Server Business Intelligence and Standard:
Database Mirroring (Safety Full Only)

21. SQL Server High Availability (By Edition)
SQL Server Business Intelligence and Standard:
Database Mirroring (Safety Full Only)
DEPRECATED in 2012, possibly unavailable thereafter

22. SQL Server High Availability (By Edition)
SQL Server Business Intelligence and Standard:
Database Mirroring (Safety Full Only)
DEPRECATED in 2012, possibly unavailable thereafter
Failover Clustering (Two Nodes Only)

23. SQL Server High Availability (By Edition)
SQL Server Enterprise (and Developer):

24. SQL Server High Availability (By Edition)
SQL Server Enterprise (and Developer):
Database Mirroring

25. SQL Server High Availability (By Edition)
SQL Server Enterprise (and Developer):
Database Mirroring
Still DEPRECATED

26. SQL Server High Availability (By Edition)
SQL Server Enterprise (and Developer):
Database Mirroring
Still DEPRECATED
Failover Clustering (OS Maximum)

27. SQL Server High Availability (By Edition)
SQL Server Enterprise (and Developer):
Database Mirroring
Still DEPRECATED
Failover Clustering (OS Maximum)
AlwaysOn Availability Groups

28. The Setup

29. Quorum Drive pre-built (5GB) on MARS (DC)
The Setup
Quorum Drive pre-built (5GB) on MARS (DC)

30. Quorum Drive pre-built (5GB) on MARS (DC) Networking pre-built:
The Setup
Quorum Drive pre-built (5GB) on MARS (DC)
Networking pre-built:

31. The Setup Quorum Drive pre-built (5GB) on MARS (DC)
Networking pre-built:
Heartbeat NIC – Non-routed
Storage – iSCSI NIC
Intrafarm – All Farm Communications

32. The Setup Quorum Drive pre-built (5GB) on MARS (DC)
Networking pre-built:
Heartbeat NIC – Non-routed
Storage – iSCSI NIC
Intrafarm – All Farm Communications
Firewalls Disabled

33. Step 1 Setting Up iSCSI Storage

34. Setting Up iSCSI Storage
Ensure that Windows Firewall is Off, or configure TCP Ports

35. Setting Up iSCSI Storage
Ensure that Windows Firewall is Off, or configure TCP Ports
Setup iSCSI Initiator on SQL Servers
iSCSI Initiator on Romulus and Remus
Tools -> iSCSI Initiator
Configuration Tab, locate the initiator name
iSCSI Initiator Name: iqn com.microsoft:remus.roma.local and iqn com.microsoft:romulus.roma.local

36. Setting Up iSCSI Storage
Ensure that Windows Firewall is Off, or configure TCP Ports
Setup iSCSI Initiator on SQL Servers
Setup iSCSI Target on DC
iSCSI Target on Mars
File and Storage Services -> iSCSI
Install iSCSI Target Server -> Next -> Install
Create an iSCSI Virtual Disk
Select iSCSI Virtual Disk -> Q:
Name: Quorum
Target
Access Servers (Add)
Query Initiator Computer ID (Browse)
ROMULUS.roma.local
REMUS.roma.local
Create

37. Setting Up iSCSI Storage
Ensure that Windows Firewall is Off, or configure TCP Ports
Setup iSCSI Initiator on SQL Servers
Setup iSCSI Target on DC
Connect Storage in iSCSI Initiator
iSCSI Initiator
Discovery Tab
Discover Portal
Targets Tab
Connect
Tools, Computer Management
Online, Initialize Disk
New Simple Volume
Quorum
Second Machine
Online Disk

38. Step 2 Configure DNS and Install Failover Clustering

39. Configure DNS and Failover Clustering
Initial DNS Entries
DNS Entries
RomaCluster
RomaSQL

40. Configure DNS and Failover Clustering
Initial DNS Entries
Cluster Installation
Cluster Installation
Dashboard
Add Roles and Features
Features
Failover Clustering
Icon - Failover Cluster
Validate Configuration
Browse
Select both machine names (Romulus, Remus)
Cluster Name and IP
 IMPORTANT - Deselect "Add all eligible storage to the cluster"
At the summary node, scroll down and show off the warning screen asking to either add another cluster node or a disk majority to the configuration.
Show the errors on the cluster manager.
On Remus, select Connect to Cluster

41. Configure DNS and Failover Clustering
Initial DNS Entries
Cluster Installation
Assign Permissions in DNS to the A Record
DNS Permissions to the A Record
Locate the cluster name (Cluster Name Object) in DNS
Security Tab
Add, Object Types
Select Computers
Add Cluster Name Object
Full Control permissions
On cluster summary page, select Cluster Name at the bottom of the page. Right-click the cluster name and select "Take Offline".
Right-click the name, select More Actions -> Repair.

42. Configure DNS and Failover Clustering
Initial DNS Entries
Cluster Installation
Assign Permissions in DNS to the A Record
Quorum Drive Addition
Quorum Addition
In Cluster Manager, the configuration is set to Node Majority.
Select Storage
Select Disks
Select Add Disk
Resource Name - Select Cluster Disk
More Actions -> Configure Cluster Quorum Settings
Use Typical Settings
Changing to "Node and Disk Majority"
Summary

43. Step 3 Configure Availability Groups

44. Configure Availability Groups
Enable AlwaysOn Availability Groups
SQL Configuration Manager
Select Server in SQL Server Services -> Properties
AlwaysOn High Availability - Failover cluster name should show. Select "Enable AlwaysOn Availability Groups"
Restart Service

45. Configure Availability Groups
Enable AlwaysOn Availability Groups
SQL Configuration
SQL Server Management Services
Right-click databases -> New Database
Database Name -> Seed
Right-click database, Task -> Back Up
Right-click AlwaysOn High Availability, select new Availability Group
Specify Availability Group Name
Availability Group Name - “Roma Availability Group"
Select Databases "Seed"
Add Replica
Automatic Failover and Synchronous Commit (select all four)
Select Backups on Primary Node
Listener -> Create an availability listener
Listener DNS Name: romasql
Port: 1433
Static IP:
Build a share on the mars server

46. Configure Availability Groups
Enable AlwaysOn Availability Groups
SQL Configuration
Create Seed Database and Backup
SQL Server Management Services
Right-click databases -> New Database
Database Name -> Seed
Right-click database, Task -> Back Up
Right-click AlwaysOn High Availability, select new Availability Group
Specify Availability Group Name
Availability Group Name - "Mars Availability Group"
Select Databases "Seed"
Add Replica
Automatic Failover and Synchronous Commit (select all four)
Select Backups on Primary Node
Listener -> Create an availability listener
Listener DNS Name: marssql
Port: 1433
Static IP:
Build a share on the mars server

47. Configure Availability Groups
Enable AlwaysOn Availability Groups
SQL Configuration
Create Seed Database and Backup
Create Availability Group
Create Availability Listener
SQL Server Management Services
Right-click databases -> New Database
Database Name -> Seed
Right-click database, Task -> Back Up
Right-click AlwaysOn High Availability, select new Availability Group
Specify Availability Group Name
Availability Group Name - "Mars Availability Group"
Select Databases "Seed"
Add Replica
Automatic Failover and Synchronous Commit (select all four)
Select Backups on Primary Node
Listener -> Create an availability listener
Listener DNS Name: marssql
Port: 1433
Static IP:
Build a share on the mars server

48. Configure Availability Groups
Enable AlwaysOn Availability Groups
SQL Configuration
Create Seed Database and Backup
Create Availability Group
Create Availability Listener
Build Backup Share
SQL Server Management Services
Right-click databases -> New Database
Database Name -> Seed
Right-click database, Task -> Back Up
Right-click AlwaysOn High Availability, select new Availability Group
Specify Availability Group Name
Availability Group Name - "Mars Availability Group"
Select Databases "Seed"
Add Replica
Automatic Failover and Synchronous Commit (select all four)
Select Backups on Primary Node
Listener -> Create an availability listener
Listener DNS Name: marssql
Port: 1433
Static IP:
Build a share on the mars server

49. Step 4 Configure SharePoint 2013

50. Step 5 Adding SharePoint 2013 Content Databases to Availability Groups

51. References
SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn -
Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server

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