https://theithollow.com/tags/database/ Recent content in Database on The IT Hollow Hugo en-us Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:27:51 +0000 https://theithollow.com/2012/04/15/sql-ha-mirroring-with-vcenter/ Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:27:51 +0000 https://theithollow.com/2012/04/15/sql-ha-mirroring-with-vcenter/ <p>We&rsquo;re probably all aware of the benefits of clustering things like SQL Server in order to provide highly available data.  But shared storage clustering has some drawbacks on VMware ESXi clusters such as not being able to vMotion.</p> <blockquote> <p>• Database Mirroring – SQL Server database mirrors utilize a non-shared storage availability solution, using built-in SQL Server replication technology to create and maintain one or more copies of each database on other SQL Servers in the environment. SQL Server database mirrors provide application-aware availability, and the lack of a quorum disk makes this a VMware-friendly solution, allowing the full use of vMotion, DRS, and HA.</p>