Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Clustering Services

about this book

intended audience

prerequisites

reference materials

about the cd-rom

features of this book

notes

conventions

chapter and appendix overview

finding the best starting point for you

getting started

the microsoft certified professional program

microsoft certification benefits

requirements for becoming a microsoft certified professional

technical training for computer professionals

technical support

evaluation edition software support


chapter 1 introduction to microsoft clustering technologies

about this chapter

.before you begin

lesson l : overview of windows clustering technologies

cluster service and nlb

when to implement a cluster

choosing an operating system

lesson summary

lesson 2: overview of microsoft cluster service

what is a cluster?

benefits of using cluster service

clustering terminology

lesson summary

lesson 3: cluster service architecture

cluster service components

how the nodes communicate

lesson summary

lesson 4: implementation considerations

virtual servers

implementation models

configuration models

hardware and networking considerations

cluster planning checklist

lesson summary

review


chapter 2 preparing windows 2000 server for cluster service

about this chapter

before you begin

lesson l : planning your cluster

planning resource groups

planning the failover policy

planning capacity requirements for the cluster

identifying network risks

evaluating the network services infrastructure

additional planning considerations

final planning considerations

lesson summary

lesson 2: installing and configuring the network adapters

installing the network adapters

configuring the network adapters

practice: configuring the network adapters

lesson summary

lesson 3: configuring the shared storage device

selecting scsi hardware

shared device requirements

configuring the scsi hardware

implementing fault tolerance using raid

partitioning the shared device

practice: preparing the shared device for cluster service

lesson summary

review


chapter 3 installing and configuring cluster service

about this chapter

before you begin

lesson l : installing cluster service

installation options

the cluster service configuration wizard

practice: installing cluster service

lesson summary

lesson 2: verifying the cluster service installation

cluster-related verification techniques

verification tools in windows 2000

practice: verifying the cluster

lesson summary

lesson 3: upgrading a cluster to windows 2000

overview of rolling upgrades

performing a rolling upgrade

advantages of rolling upgrades

limitations on rolling upgrades

rolling upgrade considerations

optional practice: performing a rolling upgrade

lesson summary

review


chapter 4 administering and managing a cluster

about this chapter

before you begin

lesson l : using the cluster administration utilities

using cluster administrator

using cluster.exe

practice: administering a cluster using cluster administrator

practice: administering a cluster using cluster.exe

lesson summary

lesson 2: configuring resources, resource groups, and virtual servers

cluster resource types

cluster resource groups

practice: creating a file share resource

virtual server overview

practice: creating a virtual server

practice: cluster service properties

lesson summary

lesson 3: administering and managing nodes

managing security in a cluster

practice: granting administrative permission to users

limiting client access to cluster resources

securing shared data in a cluster

managing and maintaining nodes

pausing and resuming a node

lesson summary

review


chapter 5 managing and supporting a cluster

about this chapter

before you begin

lesson l : implementing clustered file shares

security considerations

implementing dfs

practice (optional): configuring a dfs root on a cluster service cluster

troubleshooting clustered file shares

lesson summary

lesson 2: implementing clustered print services

configuring network printing

print server clustering

configuring print services

monitoring print queues

practice: creating a print spooler resource

lesson summary

lesson 3: managing clustered storage

creating a physical disk resource

physical disk resource private properties

displaying private properties

planning cluster storage

extending the disk space of an existing shared disk

installing an additional shared scsi bus

adding devices to the shared scsi bus

replacing cluster disks

lesson summary

review


chapter 6 implementing applications and network services on a cluster

about this chapter

before you begin

lesson 1 : implementing clustered applications

cluster-aware applications

cluster-unaware applications

lesson summary

lesson 2: implementing dhcp server clusters

overview of dhcp server clusters

implementation considerations for clustering dhcp servers

determining the number of dhcp servers to use

defining and configuring scopes

reserving ip addresses

ip addressing options for clients

cluster-specific considerations

practice: implementing dhcp server on a cluster

monitoring a clustered dhcp installation

lesson summary

lesson 3: implementing wins server clusters

overview of wins server clusters

implementation considerations for clustering wins servers

cluster-specific considerations

practice: implementing wins on a cluster

wins performance counters

lesson summary

lesson 4: implementing clustered internet information services

iis and clustering technologies

installing iis on a cluster

installation and management considerations

practice: implementing iis on a cluster

lesson summary

review


chapter 7 troubleshooting cluster service

about this chapter

before you begin

lesson l : general troubleshooting

troubleshooting cluster service installation problems

troubleshooting cluster service startup problems

troubleshooting problems with cluster scsi devices

troubleshooting network connectivity problems

lesson summary

lesson 2: troubleshooting groups and resources

troubleshooting problems with resource groups

troubleshooting problems with resources

troubleshooting client access problems

troubleshooting by resource type

lesson summary

lesson 3: troubleshooting nodes and applications

troubleshooting general node problems

troubleshooting quorum disk problems

troubleshooting virtual server problems

troubleshooting problems with applications and services

lesson summary

lesson 4: using the cluster log for troubleshooting

overview of the cluster log

cluster log entries

practice: examining the cluster log

lesson summary

lesson 5: implementing disaster recovery methods

planning a cluster backup and recovery strategy

backing up and restoring quorum data

recovering from a missing or damaged quorum log

backing up and restoring cluster application data

tools for cluster backup and restore

practice: backing up and restoring a cluster

lesson summary

review


chapter 8 installing and supporting exchange server 2000 in a clustered environment

about this chapter

before you begin

lesson l : planning an exchange server 2000 installation

exchange server 2000 and cluster service

exchange server 2000 architecture

exchange resources

cluster support

performance

preparing to install exchange server 2000

lesson summary

lesson 2: installing exchange server 2000 on a cluster

installing exchange server 2000

configuring the exchange server 2000 resources using cluster administrator

testing the exchange implementation

lesson summary

lesson 3: administering and maintaining exchange server 2000

administering exchange server 2000

maintaining exchange server 2000

lesson summary

review


chapter 9 installing and supporting sql server 2000 in a clustered environment

about this chapter

before you begin

lesson l : planning a clustered sql server installation

configuration models '

cluster support

planning and performance

lesson summary

lesson 2: installing sql server on a cluster

practice: installing sql server 2000

creating the sql server group

transferring resources

configuring ms dtc

verifying the sql server installation

testing the sql server installation

lesson summary

lesson 3: managing and supporting a clustered sql server installation

failover clustering considerations

managing sql server on a cluster

troubleshooting sql server clusters

lesson summary

review


chapter 10 introduction to network load balancing

about this chapter

before you begin

lesson i : nlb overview

what is nlb?

why use nlb?

lesson summary

lesson 2: the nlb architecture

architecture overview

unicast mode vs. multicast mode

how nlb works

nlb performance considerations

lesson summary

lesson 3: when to use nlb

scenarios for using nlb

lesson summary

review


chapter 11 implementing network load balancing

about this chapter

before you begin

lesson l : deployment considerations

system requirements

planning an nlb configuration

preinstallation checklist

lesson summary

lesson 2: installing and configuring nlb

installing nlb

configuring nlb

remote cluster control

practice: configuring nlb

recommended practices

managing server applications

maintenance and rolling upgrades

lesson summary

lesson 3 : optimizing and troubleshooting nlb

optimizing an nlb cluster

troubleshooting nlb

lesson summary

review


appendix a questions and answers

appendix b cluster.exe command reference

cluster

cluster node

cluster group

cluster group property names

cluster resource

cluster resource property names

cluster resource private properties

cluster resource type

cluster resource type property names

cluster.exe command abbreviations

appendix c error messages

cluster service error messages

other error messages

glossary

index