EDIT: Just to be clear when I first started the troubleshooting I had 1 problem. After the first problem cleared I encountered with the second problem. So if you skim through the thread you may get confused very quickly.

I have been trying to configure a vSAN by StarWind with 2 node for the past weeks. With multiple guides and help from the community, still I cannot test LIVE MIGRATION. Quick Migration does works so I do not quite understand Why?

note: Quick Migration works. Force migration via restarting the server works. Live Migration failed confused

From my initial research I know the cause is probably something to do with setting or naming. Something is not identical and is causing the failure between the node. I configure the server mirroring each other from scratch and still the problem exist.

Here are some screenshots. Hopes it helps to narrow down the cause

Too bad we heard of xByte weeks later after we purchased a server from Dell rep. But we are replacing our drives with xByte Edge pretty soon so looking forward to doing business with xByte. Keep it up!

@scottalanmiller said in Is it bashing to ask what other were thinking:

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@DustinB3403 said in Is it bashing to ask what other were thinking:

Yet I don't feel that we've bashed, we've discussed their topics, and how to address the issues / initially configure the issues.

This has been one of the exceptionally few things that bothers me about this forum. For my two cents I think we should keep the cross linking to a bare minimum and for interesting / news topics only. It does not "feel right" most of the time when I read about posts from there.

This community can be a little... predatory... on the folks less experienced in IT. Well intentioned, absolutely. But a little vicious to the unwary.

Well, this very community IS IT. Also, ML's NodeBB is a very fast paced system, that's another problem / feature.

To take up some cludges for @DustinB3403, it was not him alone. We're all shaking our heads about all the quiz questions, @Dashrender called it "beating a dead horse", just for example.

It's very fast paced and ruthless - which is I think some of this place's best qualities. Just need to be careful we don't "eat our young" as it were.

Very true. No doubt that the pace is the strength. But boy does it put pressure on new posters. Especially if they are used to a slow platform and have no idea that things are basically instant.

If you are used to communities where responses wait for emails to go out on a schedule, then people respond eventually... this place is SO different.

I posted a simple question about SSL certs, and expecting 5-6 replies, but I got A LOT more than I bargain for. In the end I learn of other services, certbot, that answer my question in a different way.

EDIT: let's try not to sidetrack from original topic here. Fastpace forum discussion can be a whole thread by itself.

@scottalanmiller

@MattSpeller

If you are opening a new thread can you link me to it. I would love to get involve

I just spoke with my manager, the CEO, and it is set for upgrade in Q3.

As a sole admin, I have no problem using built-in administrator to remote into each server. Next month I will have one more administrator joining. However, his role will be IT Manager, oversee me and web/app designer.
With that said... what is a recommended best practices when there are multiple administrator? Do I add him into Administrators group and be done with it?

Here's the changes:
Built-in Administrator : Change password.
I created a new account with @brianlittlejohn suggestion and made it domain admin.
Same with the new manager.

Thanks

So I was tasked to renew our certificate, and was instructed to get Wildcard cert. Any idea where I can get them from? I never done this before so treat me as an amateur for this matter.

Here is something I found online from Trustwave.
https://ssl.trustwave.com/ssl-premium-ev.php
https://ssl.trustwave.com/ssl-premium-wildcard.php

But when compared to Digicert's wildcard I feel like I am missing something important factor here.
https://www.digicert.com/welcome/wildcard-plus-compared.htm

Sole admin to 50-125 users. Feeling great to be here.

EDIT: For those that wander in... the answer is YES! Hyper-V is capable of High availability but not by itself. You will need a DAS, SAN, or vSAN for storage.

Most cluster are in 2 nodes for SMB. The settings will involve Hyper V server 2012 R2 + storage. The ideal is to have the Hyper-V run off separate storage (SD CARD or USB) and have VM VHD reside on the storage. With proper configuration on Failover the VM should spin up within seconds the moment heartbeat detected the other server has failed. YES there is downtime but it is very minimal and as the price tag of [FREE] you cannot argue with it. If you need zero downtime then you will need a much more HA or redundancy solution which will cost you more $$$ Cheers!

Original post:
[This is the post I posted on Spiceworks. I like to expand the feedback so per SAM suggestion here is the original post]

This debate has been going on forever and I have seen multiple comparison between the two. What I am looking for is the high availability, or no downtime/live migration, when a host need to be taken down. I know Hyper-V has cluster but is it the same as high availability as VMware?

Our IT consultant recommended 2 servers and 1 SAN + VMware Essential Pro. 2 Servers run us about $2.5k each. 1 San run us about $10-12K for 2.4tb. VmWare Essential Pro license is about $5k. That totaled to $20K! (exclude labor)

I am trying to save some money here and wonder if Hyper-V can be the answer? For our infrastructure we have 2 mission critical servers. 1st is file server. 2nd is for compliance and accounting application. We want to have both server running at all time. Putting both servers as virtual instance onto the same host is not ideal to my boss (who is going to pay for all these stuff).

Ultimately, I am trying to prove that Hyper-V is better in our scenario and we do not need to spend a fortune for it.

Hyper-V clustering seem ideal but can it achieve what VMware high availability does?

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these are some link that I have gone through before posting this question:

Hyper-V | Failover clustering

Hyper-V Clustering vs Hyper-v Replicate (I did not go through all the linked sites..)

Server 2012 r2 Hyper-V failover clustering - does it require a SAN?

Hyper-V Cluster Local Storage

Hyper-V cluster + external SAN ?

Starwind & Hyper-v Best practice

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Budget is still a thing so I cannot spend a lot. I'm trying to get a solution that is less than $15K total (exclude any labor).

Storage space: 2TB used.. so 4-6TB in RAID10 (SAS10K or SATA7.2K for Hyper-V HA?) 2 hosts with RAM 32GB on each. CPU single E5-2620-v3.

Any thought?

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Gee, thanks. LOL

Working on Wordpress as well. This would come in handy.

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@Mike-Davis said in Hyper-V - 3 VM migrations to new host:

I have 3 VMs to move from one Hyper V host to a new Hyper V host. Has anyone had much luck with live migrations, or should I go straight to export/import?

I thought live migration only works on Failover Cluster environment. If it is not on a SAN or standalone storage, live migration may not work. I ran into issue with Live Migration due to delegation permission. Took me a while to find the cause and fixed it (don't remember what I changed but it was minor change).

Assuming both server have similar storage space, and only 2 nodes we are talking about. Take a look at Starwind's Virtual SAN. They can provide free license for 2 nodes (you have to ask for it). Anatoly Vilchinsky is a real champ. He hooked me up with the license. You should be able to find tutorial on how to set it up.

This will required downtime as it require restarts during installation and setting it up. It's a set and forget kind of deal. Crossover cable between the server highly recommended.

@JaredBusch said in Building functioning OwnCloud within 24 hours... or less...help?:

@scottalanmiller said in Building functioning OwnCloud within 24 hours... or less...help?:

@LAH3385 said in Building functioning OwnCloud within 24 hours... or less...help?:

@travisdh1 said in Building functioning OwnCloud within 24 hours... or less...help?:

Look for the learning Linux series of posts @scottalanmiller did, they're great!

I saw couple Linux series posts from SAM. I tried to follow, but because I do not use it on a daily basis it doesn't rub well on me.

Did you post questions about what was missing or confusing?

In addition to the above.

1. Use an SSH client to connect after the bare VM is running, stop using Hyper-V console. You cannot easily copy/paste.
2. Follow my guide as linked previously.
3. Copy and paste commands, do not retype them.

As I mentioned I am fairly new to these things. I have zero (except basic online java course) experience in programming. You could say I only know enough to get through my day.

Since the past 24 hours I know and understand the purpose of yum and wget through multiple attempts of installing ownCloud. It will works eventually. Also, I do enjoy dirty-ing my hands. I learned a lot, and not going to stop until I got ownCloud working the way I want it...or after completing SAM's linux series.

@scottalanmiller said in Building functioning OwnCloud within 24 hours... or less...help?:

@LAH3385 said in Building functioning OwnCloud within 24 hours... or less...help?:

@travisdh1 said in Building functioning OwnCloud within 24 hours... or less...help?:

Look for the learning Linux series of posts @scottalanmiller did, they're great!

I saw couple Linux series posts from SAM. I tried to follow, but because I do not use it on a daily basis it doesn't rub well on me.

Did you post questions about what was missing or confusing?

No. Just that Linux isn't within my proximity during day job. Learning Linux becomes more of a hobby for me. What was missing? Don't think so. Confusing? A bit due to lack of first hand experience. Like learning German in a country that does not speak German... I guess.

@Mike-Davis said in 2 sponsored facebook ad malware attacks in 2 days:

Unfortunately both sites have users that need to use facebook to do their job. Aside from that, the scammers can just buy ads on any site.

The good side is now I have some fresh content to put in a presentation I'm doing on Tuesday about how not to get scammed.

One thing you may want to add to your presentation is Google's shorten link. I did mine couple of weeks ago regarding a fake google docs using goo.gl instead of docs.google.com. It looks identical to google docs except the link itself (revealed after hover the link).

I would not mind if my BSOD has a phone number to call and explain why it BSODed.
Maybe disable access to Facebook altogether.

Hmmm... followed every steps but site doesn't load.

Too tired. Will try again tomorrow. Zzzz

@travisdh1 said in Building functioning OwnCloud within 24 hours... or less...help?:

Look for the learning Linux series of posts @scottalanmiller did, they're great!

I saw couple Linux series posts from SAM. I tried to follow, but because I do not use it on a daily basis it doesn't rub well on me.