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You need a witness server always for DAG, That is the right practical way of doing it 
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You need a witness server always for DAG, That is the right practical way of doing it

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but it says here is it not required.... <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd298065.aspx" rel="ugc">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd298065.aspx</a>&nbsp;
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but it says here is it not required.... http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd298065.aspx [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd298065.aspx] 

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I am setting up 3 DAGs using DAC on AD. My question is, do I need a FWS? If not, how can I setup DAG without specifying the FWS? I have read when you have an odd number of DAGs 3+, you do not need a FWS. <br />
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Even though I am running an odd number of DAGS with DAC, should I still use a FWS? From what I understand, you cannot just use one FWS, because if that goes down, you have to have an available FWS to point the remaining database to. 
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Hello:

I am setting up 3 DAGs using DAC on AD. My question is, do I need a FWS? If not, how can I setup DAG without specifying the FWS? I have read when you have an odd number of DAGs 3+, you do not need a FWS. 

Even though I am running an odd number of DAGS with DAC, should I still use a FWS? From what I understand, you cannot just use one FWS, because if that goes down, you have to have an available FWS to point the remaining database to. 

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