By default in SQL Server 2008, both external connections and named pipes are not allowed.

To allow remote connections, open Sql Server Management Studio on the server in question. Right...

dennisdonohoe (9/27/2010)

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I have run into the same issue. I was trying to set this up on SQL 2008 R2 / Win7 64 dev box.

Ports are open, mirroring is started on...

Are all the network connections on all nodes (and witness if applicable) seeing the network as "domain"? I have found in the past differing network recognition has caused the issue...

Also, while on the subject of clustering, I would like to share a VBScript that I wrote that will display the status of the cluster... It will list which Applications...

In my experience, in a test environment, it is ok to shutdown the offline node, then the online node, then the DC. In a production environment, it would be best...