SharePoint 2013 SQL Server Always On

We will go through the process of using always on Availability group with a Content Farm 1 which is on SharePoint 2013, all components on Windows 2012

Environments

Server	Role	Operating System
SQL01	Primary Replica SQL Server 2012	Windows 2012 Standard
SQL02	Secondary Replica SQLServer 2012	Windows 2012 Standard
ContentFarmB	SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Edition	Windows 2012 Standard
ContosoDC	AD Domain Controller	Windows 2012 Standard
SQLAAG01	Always on Availability Group 1

I have used a script to install SharePoint 2013 and have mentioned a SQL Alias called ContentFarm1 pointing to Always on Availability Group 1 named SQLAAG01

If installing using the vanilla interface you can create a SQL Alias and point it to Always on Availability Group 1 or you can also use Always on Availability Group name

I have already configured Always on Availability group named SQLAAG01 consisting of two replica’s primary SQL01 and secondary SQL02

After you have installed SharePoint server and run the configuration wizard, all databases i.e. the configuration, admin and content databases are created on Primary replica.

You will have to manually add the databases into Always on Availability Group. Here are the steps to follow

The scripted install created two databases i.e. 

• ContentFarm1_Config
• ContentFarm1_Admin

We don't have it yet in the Always on Group.

First take a backup of the two databases as its a prerequisite to have the backup in the tail log

 Expand the AAG Group, Right Click on Availability Database, Click on Add Database

Click on Next 

Select the Database , Click Next

Specify  Data Synchronization location, I have already configured a shared network location called Backup 

Connect to the Secondary Replica , click on Connect

This does an availability group validation , Click Next

Click Next

Now I have got the databases synchronized 

Expand the Availability Database to check if the Databases have been added 

There we have it. Ideally I would script this when doing it in Production environment. This is just for the capturing this in the demo.