Workgroup and Multi-domain clusters in Windows Server 2016

Geschrieben von Database Magician am Freitag, 17. Juni 2016

'In Windows Server 2012 R2 and previous versions, a cluster could only be created between member nodes joined to the same domain. Windows Server 2016 breaks down these barriers and introduces the ability to create a Failover Cluster without Active Directory dependencies. Failover Clusters can now therefore be created in the following configurations:

Single-domain Clusters: Clusters with all nodes joined to the same domain
Multi-domain Clusters: Clusters with nodes which are members of different domains
Workgroup Clusters: Clusters with nodes which are member servers / workgroup (not domain joined)'...

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/clustering/2015/08/17/workgroup-and-multi-domain-clusters-in-windows-server-2016/

In case of SQL Server...the Workgroup Cluster (without domain) is supported by SQL Server Always On 2016...

http://www.sqlpassion.at/archive/2016/01/11/how-to-create-a-sql-server-availability-group-without-an-active-directory-domain/