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No Option to choose Cluster Type under SQL always on
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DoFast
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I am configuring Always-on availability group under sql 2016. WFCS is already configured with witness share. Also enabled Always-on availability groups under sql configuration manager.
Issue: I'm not getting the option to choose cluster type under the SQL availability group options wizard. is it normal or how can I enable it?
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Seeya Xi-MSFT 16,676 Reputation points2022-03-07T01:53:28.947+00:00 Hi @DoFast ,
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Olaf Helper 47,586 Reputation points2022-03-03T11:08:05.897+00:00 -
DoFast 26 Reputation points
2022-03-03T11:29:53.757+00:00 SQL server Enterprise edition
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DoFast 26 Reputation points
2022-03-03T11:30:47.057+00:00 
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Shashank Singh 6,251 Reputation points2022-03-03T11:34:28.023+00:00 You have to specify AG name here, is that what you are asking. The AG name should be unique
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DoFast 26 Reputation points
2022-03-03T13:26:00.813+00:00 No. there is one one more option is expected which is cluster type.
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DoFast 26 Reputation points
2022-03-03T13:28:08.477+00:00 
Please find the attached. this is from another server
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Shashank Singh 6,251 Reputation points
2022-03-03T14:55:35.28+00:00 Are you creating Plain Ag or you are using SQL Server failover cluster in AG ?
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Erland Sommarskog 129.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2022-03-03T22:51:45.517+00:00 Out of curiosity: why do you want to choose the cluster type, if it is already configured?
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DoFast 26 Reputation points
2022-03-04T05:10:56.357+00:00 Cluster type should be selected while creating availability group. there are other options available in the scroll down
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Erland Sommarskog 129.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2022-03-04T22:22:27.143+00:00 So which other cluster type do you want to select?
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Seeya Xi-MSFT 16,676 Reputation points
2022-03-04T07:36:01.833+00:00 Hi @DoFast ,
Do you have other availability group in this node which has the option.
In my environment, i have two availability groups. When i start to create new availability group, the option is here.
Please see this related document: Specify Availability Group Options
Best regards,
Seeya
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