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Fail over Cluster is not Connecting on Exchange server 2013

Dear All ,

I can see on events my exchange server Cluster Services has been Stopped , I cannot able to see the cluster name while am trying to connect through browse option on fail over cluster. There is no computer object for DAG is showing on Active directory computer object.

After restart the server databases are active . Events has been disappeared . But I cannot able to see the cluster name while am trying to connect through browse option on fail over cluster. There is no computer object for DAG is showing on Active directory computer object.

can i create Computer Object for failover cluster and run beolow command

Set-databaseavialbilitygroup -identity dag01

Please assist me

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Get-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup -Identity DAG | fl

RunspaceId : f196d658-dd87-4077-b6e0-8e8a2422ef59
Name : DAG
Servers : {EXCH01, EXCH02}
WitnessServer : WITNESS01.SERVER.AE
WitnessDirectory : C:\Exchange-FSW
AlternateWitnessServer :
AlternateWitnessDirectory :
NetworkCompression : InterSubnetOnly
NetworkEncryption : InterSubnetOnly
ManualDagNetworkConfiguration : False
DatacenterActivationMode : DagOnly
StoppedMailboxServers : {}
StartedMailboxServers : {EXCH02.SERVER.AE, EXCH01.SERVER.AE}
DatabaseAvailabilityGroupIpv4Addresses : {255.255.255.255}
DatabaseAvailabilityGroupIpAddresses : {255.255.255.255}
AllowCrossSiteRpcClientAccess : False
ActivityState :
FileSystem : NTFS
OperationalServers :
PrimaryActiveManager :
ServersInMaintenance :
ServersInDeferredRecovery :
ThirdPartyReplication : Disabled
ReplicationPort : 64327
NetworkNames : {}
WitnessShareInUse :
DatabaseAvailabilityGroupConfiguration :
AutoDagSchemaVersion : 1.0
AutoDagDatabaseCopiesPerDatabase : 1
AutoDagDatabaseCopiesPerVolume : 1
AutoDagTotalNumberOfDatabases : 0
AutoDagTotalNumberOfServers : 0
AutoDagDatabasesRootFolderPath : C:\ExchangeDatabases
AutoDagVolumesRootFolderPath : C:\ExchangeVolumes
AutoDagAllServersInstalled : False
AutoDagAutoReseedEnabled : True
AutoDagDiskReclaimerEnabled : True
AutoDagBitlockerEnabled : False
AutoDagFIPSCompliant : False
AutoDagAutoRedistributeEnabled : True
AutoDagSIPEnabled : False
ReplayLagManagerEnabled : True
MailboxLoadBalanceSellableStorage :
MailboxLoadBalanceRelativeLoadCapacity :
MailboxLoadBalanceComputeCapacity :
MailboxLoadBalanceOverloadedThreshold :
MailboxLoadBalanceUnderloadedThreshold :
MailboxLoadBalanceEnabled :
SiloName :
DistributedStoreConfig :
RequestedDistributedStoreConfig :
DxStoreWitnessServers :
DistributedStoreMembershipConfig :
DistributedStoreMembershipConfigOverride :
DxStoreSpareServers :
PreferenceMoveFrequency : 01:00:00
MetaCacheDatabaseVolumesPerServer :
AdminDisplayName :
ExchangeVersion : 0.10 (14.0.100.0)
DistinguishedName : CN=DAG,CN=Database Availability Groups,CN=Exchange Administrative
Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative
Groups,CN=TEST,CN=Microsoft
Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=uaerc,DC=org,DC=ae
Identity : DAG
Guid : 6c570b9a-0981-45a6-8bbd-61383ce3ed3c
ObjectCategory : SERVER.AE/Configuration/Schema/ms-Exch-MDB-Availability-Group
ObjectClass : {top, msExchMDBAvailabilityGroup}
WhenChanged : 7/29/2018 11:25:56 AM
WhenCreated : 7/26/2018 2:14:42 PM
WhenChangedUTC : 7/29/2018 7:25:56 AM
WhenCreatedUTC : 7/26/2018 10:14:42 AM
OrganizationId :
Id : DAG
OriginatingServer : DC01.SERVER.AE
IsValid : True
ObjectState : Unchanged

M A

What do yuo get when you the run the below command.

Get-ClusterNode

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Muahammad

ASKER

Hi Mas,

When i check Get-Clusterresource, It is showing only witnesssahre online
I will try above command (get-clusternode) and update you

M A

Please post the result(screenshot) here.

Amit

I advise you to open case with Microsoft. Apart from that did you or any other team performed any change recently?

Muahammad

ASKER

Hi Mas,
There is no changes on recently.

Please find the below out put

Windows PowerShell
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PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-ClusterNetwork

Name State Metric Role
---- ----- ------ ----
Cluster Network 1 Up 79840 ClusterAndClient

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-ClusterNode

Name ID State
---- -- -----
EXCH01 1 Up
EXCH02 2 Up

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-ClusterResource

Name State OwnerGroup ResourceType
---- ----- ---------- ------------
File Share Witness (\\WITNESS01.SERVER.AE\DAG.SERVER.AE) Online Cluster Group File Share Witness

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-ClusterQuorum

Cluster QuorumResource
------- --------------
DAG File Share Witness (\\WITNESS01.SERVER.AE\DAG.SERVER.AE)

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-ClusterResource | fl

Name : File Share Witness (\\WITNESS01.SERVER.AE\DAG.SERVER.AE)
State : Online
OwnerGroup : Cluster Group
ResourceType : File Share Witness

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-ClusterNode | fl

Name : EXCH01
Id : 1
State : Up

Name : EXCH02
Id : 2
State : Up

PS C:\Windows\system32>

M A

Can you see shared folder when you browse\open \\WITNESS01.SERVER.AE ?

Muahammad

ASKER

Hi Mas,
yes I can see the folder DAG.SERVER.AE .

Muahammad

ASKER

Hi Mas,

Any advise for the issue

M A

Seems like cluster is up.
Please let me know what is the issue you are facing.
Run this command see the status of db

Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus *

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Muahammad

ASKER

Hi MAS,
There is No issue, I cannot able to see the cluster name while am trying to connect through browse option on fail over cluster. There is no computer object for DAG is showing on Active directory computer object.

Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus *
All pasive and active Mail Box Database are healthy status _(content index and reply ques)

Muahammad

ASKER

Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus *
All pasive and active Mail Box Database are healthy status _(content index and reply ques)

M A

Ensure you have DAG object in ADSI. Ensure your passive database is healthy. Thats it.
Exchange 2013 and above you cannot see the object for DAG in ADUC.