Windows Server Failover Clustering
January 07, 2025

Windows Server Failover Clustering

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Windows Server Failover Clustering

I use Windows Server Failover Clustering primarily in hyperv clusters with physical servers but also in some cases in hyperv clusters with virtual servers (nested virtualization in lab environments). Also i use Windows Server Failover Clustering in SQL Server virtual clustering (guest clustering). The major business problems addressed are high availability and agility in hosting business workloads in a reliable manner.

Pros

  • HyperV live migration
  • HyperV storage migration
  • Virtual machine failover

Cons

  • Cluster-aware updating seems to not be consistent in all cases
  • Hardware supportability matrix can be expanded to cover more hardware
  • Some specialized use cases can only be carried out via Powershell only
  • Reduced total cost of ownership by 15% after consolidating standalone servers into 1 cluster
  • Increased return on investment by 20% after utilizing the new HyperV cluster with virtualized workloads
  • Increased productivity and overall infrastructure availability by 30%
Windows Server Failover Clustering via the Failover Cluster Manager MMC console is very usable. I would expect that more features are added via the Windows Admin Center in an HTML 5 Web browser-based environment and also more functions and automations will be made available via the GUI. This would unify Windows Server Failover Clustering management.

Do you think Windows Server Failover Clustering delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Windows Server Failover Clustering's feature set?

Yes

Did Windows Server Failover Clustering live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Windows Server Failover Clustering go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Windows Server Failover Clustering again?

Yes

Hosting a HyperV cluster is the best use case for a Windows Server Failover Clustering When hosting other types of workloads, Windows Server Failover Clustering may not be the most cutting edge technology available, such as in the case of SQL Server clustering, where SQL Always On Availability groups is the recommended method.

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