Voting in SQL cluster

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 Voting in SQL cluster

Voting is a critical component of a SQL cluster that helps to ensure high availability and failover readiness. In a SQL cluster, voting is used to determine which nodes are eligible to participate in quorum and which nodes should be considered to be in a failed state. By configuring voting in a SQL cluster, you can ensure that the cluster is highly available and ready for failover in the event of a node failure.

 

Here are the general steps for configuring voting in a SQL cluster:

Step 1: Identify the number of nodes in the SQL cluster

The first step in configuring voting in a SQL cluster is to identify the number of nodes in the cluster. For a two-node cluster, a disk or file share witness can be used as the third vote. For clusters with three or more nodes, the nodes themselves can be used as voting members.

Step 2: Determine the number of votes required to achieve quorum

The next step is to determine the number of votes required to achieve quorum. In a two-node cluster, one vote is required for quorum. In a three-node cluster, two votes are required. For clusters with four or more nodes, a majority of votes is required for quorum.

Step 3: Configure the voting options in the SQL cluster

The third step is to configure the voting options in the SQL cluster. This is typically done through the Failover Cluster Manager tool. You can choose to use either node majority or node and disk majority quorum options. Node majority quorum requires a majority of nodes to be available for quorum, while node and disk majority quorum requires a majority of nodes and the disk to be available for quorum.

Step 4: Test the failover scenario

The final step is to test the failover scenario. Ensure that the SQL cluster is able to detect and recover from node failures. This can be done by intentionally shutting down one of the nodes and observing whether the remaining nodes are able to maintain quorum and continue running the SQL cluster.



In conclusion, configuring voting in a SQL cluster is essential to ensure high availability and failover readiness. By following these steps, you can configure voting in a SQL cluster to ensure that the cluster is highly available and ready for failover in the event of a node failure.

 

 

 

 

Comments

  1. AnonymousMarch 15, 2023 at 7:05 AM

    Thank you very much Ali for sharing this information. One request for you, Whatever information you have provided DBA documentation on LinkedIn till date, Please upload here as well so that we will get it one this place.

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  2. Ali Shaik's Database DiaryMarch 16, 2023 at 5:38 AM

    Sure , but it will take time :)

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