Hello All - I''m hoping i can get a better understanding here
I have currently set up the following:
Datacentre 1
2 x Windows Server 2016 virtual machines running SQL 2016 Standard (names: SQL1 | SQL2)
1 x Windows Server 2016 VM acting as an ISCSI target (2TB) (name:File1)
Datacentre 2
1 x Windows Server 2016 VM (2TB local) (name:DRSQL1)
Configuration
All SQL servers are a part of the same Windows Failover Cluster,
SQL1 and SQL2 are configured as a failover clustered instance using FILE1 as their shared storage (named QLSQL)
DRSQL1 is setup as a stand alone with local storage
Database 1 on QLSQL is part of an availability group with DRSQL1 configured with manual async replication.
Question
In the event that FILE1 fails, how would we envoke DR?
Would clients need to change their connection strings to point to the DRSQL instance rather than the FCI...