I am trying to find out to what extent Proxmox supports Microsoft Windows failover clustering natively. Or does it require a third-party tool/layer to use in this way. We are currently using iSCSI storage in our VMware environment to create Windows failover clusters. We do not have any interest in using raw devices again. Is there any specific documentation that I can get access to that describes the supported configuration(s) and how that is set up in Proxmox. Thanks in advance for your help.
Support for Windows Failover Clustering
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Hi @smecklin , welcome to the forum.
There were a few discussions about this topic, for example:
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-ha-mssql-failover-cluster.145104/
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/support-for-windows-failover-clustering.141016/
In summary, compatibility with MS FCS depends on your backend storage and how it integrates with PVE.
Cheers
Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox
There were a few discussions about this topic, for example:
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-ha-mssql-failover-cluster.145104/
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/support-for-windows-failover-clustering.141016/
In summary, compatibility with MS FCS depends on your backend storage and how it integrates with PVE.
Cheers
Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox
Thanks for the quick response @bbgeek17. I had seen your previous post in the 141026 thread where you mentioned "As one data point, it works without issue with Proxmox on Blockbridge (using raw device paths). However, we natively support iSCSI, which simplifies things significantly." As you appear to be an employee for a third-party vendor I have to assume that you are referring to your storage product as natively supporting Windows Failover Clustering as an iSCSI target for the clusters.
As I mentioned above, we already have an iSCSI storage solution in use for clusters in our VMware environment. At this point I'm trying to evaluate whether Proxmox could be an option for migration of those servers to a new platform. I have found nothing online as yet that tells me whether this is a "supported" use case if we were to use the Proxmox platform and purchase a support subscription.
As I mentioned above, we already have an iSCSI storage solution in use for clusters in our VMware environment. At this point I'm trying to evaluate whether Proxmox could be an option for migration of those servers to a new platform. I have found nothing online as yet that tells me whether this is a "supported" use case if we were to use the Proxmox platform and purchase a support subscription.