Windows Server 2008 Clustering Documents, Whitepapers, Webcasts, Groups

Hi Cluster Fans,

We’ve had a lot of requests for a centralized website to find clustering and high-availability information and…it’s coming soon.   J  But in the meantime I’ll post some great resources from Microsoft’s Clustering and High-Availability team.

I’ll try to update this list when we get a few more.  We have several coming out in the near future (including Active Directory considerations).

Hyper-V and Failover Cluster [New 5/8/08]:

·         Step-by-Step Guide for Testing Hyper-V and Failover Clustering

Failover Clustering (WSFC) Sites:

·         Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering

·         MSDN – Windows Clustering

·         Sample Scripts for Managing Failover Clusters

Network Load Balancing (NLB) Clustering:

·         Installed Help for Network Load Balancing

·         Network Load Balancing Deployment Guide

·         Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring Network Load Balancing with Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008

·         Troubleshooting for System Event Messages Related to NLB Cluster

Groups:

·         Windows Server 2008 Clustering TechNet Forum

·         Discussion in Windows Server Clustering Newsgroup

TechNet Guides:

·         Failover Cluster Quorum Configuration Step-by-Step Guide

·         Installed Help for Failover Clusters

·         Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008

·         Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node Print Server Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008

·         Step-by-Step Guide for Migrating Settings from a Cluster Running Windows Server 2003 to a Cluster Running Windows Server 2008

·         Troubleshooting for System Event Messages Related to Failover Clustering

·         Validating Hardware for a Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008: Step-by-Step

·         What's New in Failover Clusters in Windows Server 2008

Multi-Site Clustering:

Note: This has be called ‘geographically dispersed’ or ‘stretched’ clustering in the past.  In Windows Server 2008 and onwards, this will be called 'multi-site' clustering and we recommend using this name to search for related information.

·         Data Replication in Multi-Site Clusters (2003)

·         Design Requirements for Multi-Site Clusters (2003)

·         Designing a Multi-Site Cluster (2003)

·         Multi-Site Clusters (2003)

·         Windows Server 2008 Multi-Site Clustering

Whitepapers:

·         Failover Clustering Datasheet

·         Microsoft High Availability Strategy

·         Overview of Failover Clustering with Windows Server 2008

·         Quick Migration with Hyper-V

·         Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Architecture Overview

·         Windows Server 2008 Multi-Site Clustering

 

Webcasts:

·         Clustering Webcasts Home

·         Build High-Availability Infrastructures with Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering (Level 300)

·         Cluster Validation in Windows Server "Longhorn" (Level 300)

·         Failover Clustering 101 (Level 300)

·         Failover Clustering and Quorum in Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Storage (Level 300)

·         Geographically Dispersed Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (Level 300)

·         High Availability with Hyper-V (Level 300)

·         Prepare Yourself for Windows Server 2008 (Part 5 of 8): New File Server Features (Level 200)

·         Top 10 Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Enhancements over Windows Server 2003 Clustering, Based on Best Practices (Level 300)

 

Thanks,

 

Symon Perriman

Program Manager

Clustering & HA