Always On Failover Cluster Instances

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf SQL Server feature
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:FCI
gptkbp:canBe SQL Server Standard Edition (with limitations)
gptkbp:canBeDeployedOn cloud infrastructure
virtual machines
physical servers
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Always_On_Availability_Groups
gptkbp:documentedIn https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/failover-clusters/windows/always-on-failover-cluster-instances-sql-server
gptkbp:enables instance-level protection
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Always On Failover Cluster Instances
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:SQL_Server_Management_Studio
gptkb:Failover_Cluster_Manager
gptkb:PowerShell
gptkb:System_Center
third-party tools
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:SQL_Server_Always_On_technologies
gptkbp:protectedBy logins
SQL Agent jobs
SQL Server configurations
entire SQL Server instance
linked servers
system databases
user databases
gptkbp:provides high availability
automatic failover
gptkbp:requires gptkb:Windows_Server_Failover_Clustering
gptkb:Active_Directory
identical SQL Server binaries on all nodes
identical configuration on all nodes
identical patch level on all nodes
shared IP address
shared network name
SQL Server Enterprise Edition for advanced features
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:SQL_Server_2014
gptkb:SQL_Server_2016
gptkb:SQL_Server_2017
gptkb:SQL_Server_2019
gptkb:SQL_Server_2022
gptkb:SQL_Server_2012
gptkbp:supports automatic failover
automatic client redirection
cross-site failover
manual failover
multi-subnet clusters
rolling upgrades
gptkbp:uses shared storage
cluster resource group
clustered IP address
clustered disks
clustered network name
quorum configuration
shared disk resources
witness disk or file share
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SQL_Server
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5