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We need to deploy an application that must run continuously throughout the day. So we bought two physical servers (identical model & specs) and installed Windows Server 2019 in order to deploy the application. The application will be installed on both servers, and one of them will be utilized as a backup to enable other servers to serve the application in the event that one goes down.
Is it possible to set up failover between these two servers without using an external storage device or a hypervisor?
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Yes, it's supported to create a workgroup failover cluster without Active Directory dependencies since Windows Server 2016.
For more information, see Workgroup and Multi-domain clusters in Windows Server 2016
Hi JasimKP1,
Yes, it is possible to set up a failover cluster between two physical servers without using an external storage device or a hypervisor. However a witness is required so that the cluster can survive when one server node failure.
Please refer to this link to create a failover cluster.
Create a failover cluster | Microsoft Learn
For more information about configuring witness
Configure and manage the quorum in a failover cluster | Microsoft Learn
Hi Ian_Xue,
Thank you for your response.
Can a failover cluster be set up without an active directory? Does it allow failover clustering if the two physical servers are not connected to any domain and are part of a workgroup?
