Sql-server – Trouble Creating AG Listener: The WSFC Cluster could not bring the Network Name resource

availability-groupssql serversql-server-2012

We are trying to create an AG Listener and it errors out on us:

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It does however seem to create both the DNS entries and the virtual computer object in AD. However, because of this error message SQL backs out the creation of the Listener.

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So far we have tried:

  1. Giving the user that sql runs as permission to create objects in AD
  2. Pre-creating the DNS entries and computer object in AD

The only reference I have found to this is at the following connect article, but I can't figure out what the exact fix is from the broken english: http://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/686548/denali-ctp3-incorrect-error-message-when-setting-up-listener-with-no-dns-access .

Best Answer

I was able to resolve this issue in my lab.

I setup an Availability Group between two virtual machines in my lab. I was not able to add the listener as part of the initial setup and also couldn't add it afterwards.

Each server had two network adapters on different sub-nets. When I disabled the 2nd network adapter on each server, I was able to add the listener successfully. I then re-enabled the 2nd network adapters successfully with no adverse effect on the listener.