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Availability replica is not joined

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Introduction
Policy Name Availability Replica Join State
Issue Availability Replica is not joined.
Category Warning
Facet Availability replica

Description

This policy checks the join state of the availability replica. The policy is in an unhealthy state when the availability replica is added to the availability group, but is not joined properly. The policy is otherwise in a healthy state.

Note

For this release of SQL Server 2014, information about possible causes and solutions is located at Availability replica is not joined on the TechNet Wiki.

Possible Causes

The secondary replica is not joined to the availability group. For an availability replica to be successfully joined to the availability group, the join state must be Joined Standalone Instance (1) or Joined Failover Cluster (2).

Possible Solution

Use Transact-SQL, PowerShell, or SQL Server Management Studio to join the secondary replica to the availability group. For more information about joining secondary replicas to availability groups, see Joining a Secondary Replica to an Availability Group (SQL Server).

See Also

Overview of AlwaysOn Availability Groups (SQL Server)
Use the AlwaysOn Dashboard (SQL Server Management Studio)