SQL Server on Windows failover cluster

Question

Is it possible to install the SQL Server 2017/2019 on Windows Failover Cluster using S2D on machine and add second machine to cluster later time for HA?
Two machines are in two different locations.

If I use the AlwaysOn, Do I need to recreate the jobs and ssis packages on the mirror server when I failover?

Answer 1

recreate the jobs and SSIS packages. Hope these people can help you out on all MS Azure services, they helped me

Answer 2

Hi @Hafeez Uddin ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

If I use the AlwaysOn, Do I need to recreate the jobs and ssis packages on the mirror server when I failover?

Yes, you need to recreate the jobs and SSIS packages. In SQL Always On synchronizes the individual database part of the availability group. It does not synchronize logins, Agent jobs, SSIS packages, linked servers and server configurations. And this blog may help you to synchronize SQL Server Instance Objects in an Availability Group.

Best regards,
Carrin

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Answer 3

Hey,

I am not sure if S2D can be deployed on a single machine and be scaled out to a 2 node cluster. You can use alternative shared storage solutions. As an example, StarWind VSAN can be used to deploy a single node cluster. You can scale to a 2 node cluster as soon as you will have additional node available. The only thing, you should run cluster validation after you have both nodes added to the cluster. The following guide covers 2 node cluster configuration:
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/starwind-virtual-san-installing-and-configuring-sql-server-2019-tp-failover-cluster-instance-on-windows-server-2016/

Cheers,

Alex Bykovskyi

StarWind Software

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