AboutThisBook
IntendedAudience
Prerequisites
ReferenceMaterials
AbouttheCD-ROM
FeaturesofThisBook
Notes
Conventions
ChapterandAppendixOverview
FindingtheBestStartingPointForYou
GettingStarted
TheMicrosoftCertifiedProfessionalProgram
MicrosoftCertificationBenefits
RequirementsforBecomingaMicrosoftCertifiedProfessional
TechnicalTrainingforComputerProfessionals
TechnicalSupport
EvaluationEditionSoftwareSupport
Chapter1IntroductiontoMicrosoftClusteringTechnologies
AboutThisChapter
BeforeYouBegin
Lessonl:OverviewofWindowsClusteringTechnologies
ClusterServiceandNLB
WhentoImplementaCluster
ChoosinganOperatingSystem
LessonSummary
Lesson2:OverviewofMicrosoftClusterService
WhatIsaCluster?
BenefitsofUsingClusterService
ClusteringTerminology
LessonSummary
Lesson3:ClusterServiceArchitecture
ClusterServiceComponents
HowtheNodesCommunicate
LessonSummary
Lesson4:ImplementationConsiderations
VirtualServers
ImplementationModels
ConfigurationModels
HardwareandNetworkingConsiderations
ClusterPlanningChecklist
LessonSummary
Review
Chapter2PreparingWindows2000ServerforClusterService
AboutThisChapter
BeforeYouBegin
Lessonl:PlanningYourCluster
PlanningResourceGroups
PlanningtheFailoverPolicy
PlanningCapacityRequirementsfortheCluster
IdentifyingNetworkRisks
EvaluatingtheNetworkServicesInfrastructure
AdditionalPlanningConsiderations
FinalPlanningConsiderations
LessonSummary
Lesson2:InstallingandConfiguringtheNetworkAdapters
InstallingtheNetworkAdapters
ConfiguringtheNetworkAdapters
Practice:ConfiguringtheNetworkAdapters
LessonSummary
Lesson3:ConfiguringtheSharedStorageDevice
SelectingSCSIHardware
SharedDeviceRequirements
ConfiguringtheSCSIHardware
ImplementingFaultToleranceUsingRAID
PartitioningtheSharedDevice
Practice:PreparingtheSharedDeviceforClusterService
LessonSummary
Review
Chapter3InstallingandConfiguringClusterService
AboutThisChapter
BeforeYouBegin
Lessonl:InstallingClusterService
InstallationOptions
TheClusterServiceConfigurationWizard
Practice:InstallingClusterService
LessonSummary
Lesson2:VerifyingtheClusterServiceInstallation
Cluster-RelatedVerificationTechniques
VerificationToolsinWindows2000
Practice:VerifyingtheCluster
LessonSummary
Lesson3:UpgradingaClustertoWindows2000
OverviewofRollingUpgrades
PerformingaRollingUpgrade
AdvantagesofRollingUpgrades
LimitationsonRollingUpgrades
RollingUpgradeConsiderations
OptionalPractice:PerformingaRollingUpgrade
LessonSummary
Review
Chapter4AdministeringandManagingaCluster
AboutThisChapter
BeforeYouBegin
Lessonl:UsingtheClusterAdministrationUtilities
UsingClusterAdministrator
UsingCluster.exe
Practice:AdministeringaClusterUsingClusterAdministrator
Practice:AdministeringaClusterUsingCluster.exe
LessonSummary
Lesson2:ConfiguringResources,ResourceGroups,andVirtualServers
ClusterResourceTypes
ClusterResourceGroups
Practice:CreatingaFileShareResource
VirtualServerOverview
Practice:CreatingaVirtualServer
Practice:ClusterServiceProperties
LessonSummary
Lesson3:AdministeringandManagingNodes
ManagingSecurityinaCluster
Practice:GrantingAdministrativePermissiontoUsers
LimitingClientAccesstoClusterResources
SecuringSharedDatainaCluster
ManagingandMaintainingNodes
PausingandResumingaNode
LessonSummary
Review
Chapter5ManagingandSupportingaCluster
AboutThisChapter
BeforeYouBegin
Lessonl:ImplementingClusteredFileShares
SecurityConsiderations
ImplementingDfs
Practice(Optional):ConfiguringaDfsRootonaClusterServiceCluster
TroubleshootingClusteredFileShares
LessonSummary
Lesson2:ImplementingClusteredPrintServices
ConfiguringNetworkPrinting
PrintServerClustering
ConfiguringPrintServices
MonitoringPrintQueues
Practice:CreatingaPrintSpoolerResource
LessonSummary
Lesson3:ManagingClusteredStorage
CreatingaPhysicalDiskResource
PhysicalDiskResourcePrivateProperties
DisplayingPrivateProperties
PlanningClusterStorage
ExtendingtheDiskSpaceofanExistingSharedDisk
InstallinganAdditionalSharedSCSIBus
AddingDevicestotheSharedSCSIBus
ReplacingClusterDisks
LessonSummary
Review
Chapter6ImplementingApplicationsandNetworkServicesonaCluster
AboutThisChapter
BeforeYouBegin
Lesson1:ImplementingClusteredApplications
Cluster-AwareApplications
Cluster-UnawareApplications
LessonSummary
Lesson2:ImplementingDHCPServerClusters
OverviewofDHCPServerClusters
ImplementationConsiderationsforClusteringDHCPServers
DeterminingtheNumberofDHCPServerstoUse
DefiningandConfiguringScopes
ReservingIPAddresses
IPAddressingOptionsforClients
Cluster-SpecificConsiderations
Practice:ImplementingDHCPServeronaCluster
MonitoringaClusteredDHCPInstallation
LessonSummary
Lesson3:ImplementingWINSServerClusters
OverviewofWINSServerClusters
ImplementationConsiderationsforClusteringWINSServers
Cluster-SpecificConsiderations
Practice:ImplementingWINSonaCluster
WINSPerformanceCounters
LessonSummary
Lesson4:ImplementingClusteredInternetInformationServices
IISandClusteringTechnologies
InstallingIISonaCluster
InstallationandManagementConsiderations
Practice:ImplementingIISonaCluster
LessonSummary
Review
Chapter7TroubleshootingClusterService
AboutThisChapter
BeforeYouBegin
Lessonl:GeneralTroubleshooting
TroubleshootingClusterServiceInstallationProblems
TroubleshootingClusterServiceStartupProblems
TroubleshootingProblemswithClusterSCSIDevices
TroubleshootingNetworkConnectivityProblems
LessonSummary
Lesson2:TroubleshootingGroupsandResources
TroubleshootingProblemswithResourceGroups
TroubleshootingProblemswithResources
TroubleshootingClientAccessProblems
TroubleshootingbyResourceType
LessonSummary
Lesson3:TroubleshootingNodesandApplications
TroubleshootingGeneralNodeProblems
TroubleshootingQuorumDiskProblems
TroubleshootingVirtualServerProblems
TroubleshootingProblemswithApplicationsandServices
LessonSummary
Lesson4:UsingtheClusterLogforTroubleshooting
OverviewoftheClusterLog
ClusterLogEntries
Practice:ExaminingtheClusterLog
LessonSummary
Lesson5:ImplementingDisasterRecoveryMethods
PlanningaClusterBackupandRecoveryStrategy
BackingUpandRestoringQuorumData
RecoveringfromaMissingorDamagedQuorumLog
BackingUpandRestoringClusterApplicationData
ToolsforClusterBackupandRestore
Practice:BackingUpandRestoringaCluster
LessonSummary
Review
Chapter8InstallingandSupportingExchangeServer2000inaClusteredEnvironment
AboutThisChapter
BeforeYouBegin
Lessonl:PlanninganExchangeServer2000Installation
ExchangeServer2000andClusterService
ExchangeServer2000Architecture
ExchangeResources
ClusterSupport
Performance
PreparingtoInstallExchangeServer2000
LessonSummary
Lesson2:InstallingExchangeServer2000onaCluster
InstallingExchangeServer2000
ConfiguringtheExchangeServer2000ResourcesUsingClusterAdministrator
TestingtheExchangeImplementation
LessonSummary
Lesson3:AdministeringandMaintainingExchangeServer2000
AdministeringExchangeServer2000
MaintainingExchangeServer2000
LessonSummary
Review
Chapter9InstallingandSupportingSQLServer2000inaClusteredEnvironment
AboutThisChapter
BeforeYouBegin
Lessonl:PlanningaClusteredSQLServerInstallation
ConfigurationModels'
ClusterSupport
PlanningandPerformance
LessonSummary
Lesson2:InstallingSQLServeronaCluster
Practice:InstallingSQLServer2000
CreatingtheSQLServerGroup
TransferringResources
ConfiguringMSDTC
VerifyingtheSQLServerInstallation
TestingtheSQLServerInstallation
LessonSummary
Lesson3:ManagingandSupportingaClusteredSQLServerInstallation
FailoverClusteringConsiderations
ManagingSQLServeronaCluster
TroubleshootingSQLServerClusters
LessonSummary
Review
Chapter10IntroductiontoNetworkLoadBalancing
AboutThisChapter
BeforeYouBegin
LessonI:NLBOverview
WhatIsNLB?
WhyUseNLB?
LessonSummary
Lesson2:TheNLBArchitecture
ArchitectureOverview
UnicastModevs.MulticastMode
HowNLBWorks
NLBPerformanceConsiderations
LessonSummary
Lesson3:WhentoUseNLB
ScenariosforUsingNLB
LessonSummary
Review
Chapter11ImplementingNetworkLoadBalancing
AboutThisChapter
BeforeYouBegin
Lessonl:DeploymentConsiderations
SystemRequirements
PlanninganNLBConfiguration
PreinstallationChecklist
LessonSummary
Lesson2:InstallingandConfiguringNLB
InstallingNLB
ConfiguringNLB
RemoteClusterControl
Practice:ConfiguringNLB
RecommendedPractices
ManagingServerApplications
MaintenanceandRollingUpgrades
LessonSummary
Lesson3:OptimizingandTroubleshootingNLB
OptimizinganNLBCluster
TroubleshootingNLB
LessonSummary
Review
AppendixAQuestionsandAnswers
AppendixBCluster.exeCommandReference
Cluster
ClusterNode
ClusterGroup
ClusterGroupPropertyNames
ClusterResource
ClusterResourcePropertyNames
ClusterResourcePrivateProperties
ClusterResourceType
ClusterResourceTypePropertyNames
Cluster.exeCommandAbbreviations
AppendixCErrorMessages
ClusterServiceErrorMessages
OtherErrorMessages
Glossary
Index