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Configure Windows Failover Cluster with local storage on AWS.

Hi Everyone,
I am trying to configure Windows Failover Cluster on AWS EC2 (Windows Server 2012 R2) without shared storage. Basically I want to configure DR solution WithMS SQL Server AlwaysOn
My Question is : When we configure Windows fail-over between 2 nodes with local storage then where quorum setting reside. In case of failover where the shared setting resides ?

Regards
Abdul Wahab

65td

Cluster setting will be stored on the local drive.
If a third server is used one could have a file share quorum there.
Windows failover cluster with SQL:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/failover-clusters/windows/windows-server-failover-clustering-wsfc-with-sql-server?view=sql-server-2017

Member_2_231077

Failover cluster without shared storage? Not possible although you can do it with virtual storage acting as a shared appliance.

Abdul Wahab

ASKER

Thanks 65td :

But I was reading document : Always On availability groups do not require deployment of a Failover Cluster Instance or use of symmetric shared storage (SAN or SMB). I am not clear for this concept. Can you tell me logic?

This is the Note of heading: Database-level High Availability with Always On availability groups

Member_2_231077

Are you referring to database replication and log shipping?

Abdul Wahab

ASKER

No I am referring to Always-On Availability Groups.

Regards
Abdul Wahab

Member_2_231077

But Always-On Availability Groups BAG is database replication and supports log shipping.

You have to say which availability mode you want to use and whether you have Enterprise Windows and SQL licenses.

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