Timeline for Does availability group listener runs on both SQL Server nodes or does it run on a separate machine
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| Jun 8 at 21:02 | answer | added | Sean Gallardy | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 7 at 15:19 | comment | added | Frank Martin | Hmm....interesting. So, when we create a listener, it actually creates a virtual machine with that IP and name in Active Directory. This is also confirmed from this thread: stackoverflow.com/questions/33717629/… | |
| Jun 7 at 15:04 | comment | added | SergeyA | Nope. It's virtual computer created during installation of AlwaysOn with the only task of routing requests to primary node. | |
| Jun 7 at 14:56 | comment | added | Frank Martin | If it is a separate machine, that means something needs to be installed on it like SQL Server listener software? I have seen many videos on AlwaysOn Availability Groups but none talks about what exactly it is. | |
| Jun 7 at 14:50 | comment | added | SergeyA | Listener is virtual machine and it needs it's own IP and port | |
| Jun 7 at 14:07 | history | asked | Frank Martin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |