Windows 2000 Cluster Server Guidebook : A Guide to Creating and Managing a Cluster

by Libertone, David

• ISBN13: 9780130284693
• ISBN10: 0130284696
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr

Summary

Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server clustering solutions enable enterprises to dramatically improve the availability, scalability, and manageability of virtually any business-critical system. Windows 2000 Cluster Server Guidebook is the first book to deliver expert, start-to-finish guidance for planning, deploying, and managing Windows 2000 clusters. Libertone starts by reviewing Windows 2000's key clustering concepts and architecture, and the key issues associated with deploying clustering in the enterprise. Walk through building a cluster, mastering failover, load balancing, dual-NIC cluster configurations, Fibre Channel-based clusters, and more. Review real-world cluster configuration and deployment in SQL Server, Exchange Server, and IIS Web/eCommerce applications; then, learn how to manage clustering from both the Cluster Administrator utility and the command line. Libertone helps readers choose the best hardware platforms for clustering, and even presents hard-to-find information and sample code for cluster-aware application development using Microsoft's new clustering APIs.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
The Data Processing Dilemma	1	(6)
Current Potential Solutions	2	(2)
UPS	2	(1)
Disk Redundancy	2	(1)
Transaction Processing	3	(1)
Replication Servers	3	(1)
Multiprocessors	3	(1)
The Requirements	4	(1)
Microsoft Cluster Solutions	5	(2)
What Is a Cluster?	7	(16)
Clustering Solutions	9	(1)
Active/Passive	9	(1)
Active/Active	9	(1)
Cluster Models	9	(5)
Shared Resource Cluster Model	9	(2)
Distributed Lock Manager	11	(2)
Shared Nothing Cluster Model	13	(1)
The Quorum Resource	14	(1)
An Architectural Overview of Microsoft Cluster Software	15	(8)
The Database Manager	16	(1)
The Event Processor	17	(1)
The Node Manager	17	(1)
The Communications Manager	18	(1)
The Global Update Manager	19	(1)
The Resource Manager	19	(1)
Resource Monitors	20	(2)
Virtual Server	22	(1)
Building a Cluster	23	(26)
Designing a Cluster	23	(1)
Hardware Requirements	24	(6)
Windows 2000 Advanced Server---Hardware Requirements	25	(1)
Windows 2000 Cluster Service Hardware Requirements	25	(5)
Software Requirements	30	(2)
Windows 2000 Advanced Server	30	(1)
Upgrading to Windows 2000 on Cluster Nodes	31	(1)
Overview of Rolling Upgrades	31	(1)
Installing the Cluster Service	32	(17)
Preliminary Steps	32	(11)
Removing the Cluster Service	43	(6)
Implementing Cluster Resources	49	(60)
Group Objects	50	(8)
Groups Defined	50	(1)
Standard Cluster Groups	50	(1)
Planning Groups	51	(1)
Creating Groups	52	(3)
Working with Groups	55	(3)
Resource Objects	58	(6)
Resources Defined	58	(2)
Standard Cluster Resources	60	(1)
Working with Resources	60	(2)
The Initiate Failure Option	62	(1)
Common Resource Properties	62	(2)
The IP Address Resource	64	(4)
What Is an IP Address Resource?	64	(1)
A Short Discussion on TCP/IP	65	(2)
Creating an IP Address Resource	67	(1)
The Cluster IP Address Resource	68	(1)
The Network Name Resource	68	(5)
Network Names Defined	68	(1)
Creating a Network Name Resource	69	(4)
The File Share Resource	73	(6)
What Is a File Share?	73	(3)
Creating Multiple File Shares with One Resource	76	(1)
What Happens During a Failover	77	(2)
The Print Spooler Resource	79	(7)
Print Spooler Resource Defined	79	(1)
Creating a Print Spooler Resource	79	(2)
Configuring Cluster Print Devices	81	(5)
The Generic Service Resource	86	(5)
What Is a Service?	86	(2)
Service Resource in Microsoft Cluster Server	88	(1)
Configuring a Generic Service Resource	89	(2)
The Generic Application Resource	91	(5)
Generic Application Resource Defined	91	(2)
Creating a Generic Application Resource	93	(3)
The Physical Disk Resource	96	(7)
The Physical Disk Resource Defined	96	(1)
Creating a Physical Disk Resource	97	(1)
The IIS Server Instance Resource	98	(1)
Creating an IIS Server Instance Resource	99	(4)
The DHCP Server Resource	103	(1)
The Distributed Transaction Coordinator Resource	104	(5)
The Distributed Transaction Coordinator Defined	104	(1)
Resource Managers	105	(1)
Transaction Managers	106	(3)
Cluster Management	109	(30)
The Cluster Administrator Utility	110	(6)
Cluster Administrator Options	111	(1)
Cluster Object	111	(1)
Cluster Properties	112	(4)
Managing Cluster Nodes	116	(17)
Pause Node	116	(2)
Evict Node	118	(1)
Start/Stop Cluster Service	118	(1)
Managing Cluster Security	119	(4)
Cluster.exe	123	(10)
Administrative Tasks	133	(6)
Cluster Backup and Restore	133	(1)
Backing Up Data on the First Cluster Node	134	(1)
Backing Up Data on Remaining Cluster Nodes	135	(1)
Restoring Data on a Server Cluster Node	135	(1)
Performing a Hardware Upgrade	136	(1)
Performing a Software Upgrade	136	(3)
Clustering SQL Server	139	(22)
SQL Server---Overview	140	(1)
Devices and Databases	140	(1)
Microsoft Cluster Support for SQL Server	140	(7)
Symmetric Virtual Server	140	(2)
Active/Passive Configuration	142	(1)
Active/Active Configuration	142	(1)
Installing SQL Server, Enterprise Edition 6.5	143	(4)
Installing Cluster Support for SQL Server	147	(6)
Pre-Setup Requirements	147	(1)
Cluster Support for SQL Server---Setup	148	(5)
Cluster Support for SQL Server Modifications	153	(4)
Clustering SQL Server 7.0	157	(4)
Clustering Exchange Server	161	(24)
Exchange Server---Overview	161	(2)
Installing Exchange Server, Enterprise Edition	163	(12)
Pre-Setup Considerations	163	(8)
Setup---Primary Cluster Node	171	(4)
Setup---Secondary Cluster Node	175	(5)
Replacing an Existing Exchange Server	178	(2)
Supporting Exchange Server, Enterprise Edition	180	(5)
Administration---<I>Operational Differences	181	(4)
Network Load Balancing Clusters	185	(8)
Introduction	186	(1)
Overview of Network Load Balancing Configuration	187	(2)
Database Access from Load-Balanced Server Applications	187	(2)
How Network Load Balancing Works	189	(4)
Distribution of Cluster Traffic	190	(1)
Covergence	190	(3)
Cluster Troubleshooting	193	(34)
Troubleshooting Tools	194	(1)
Disk Administration	194	(1)
Task Manager	194	(4)
Services Tool	198	(2)
Event Viewer	200	(1)
Net Helpmsg	200	(1)
Net View	201	(2)
Ping Utility	203	(1)
Network Monitor	204	(1)
System Information	204	(1)
Cluster Logging	205	(7)
Sample Cluster Log	207	(5)
Cluster Troubleshooting	212	(15)
Windows 2000 Configuration Checklist	212	(1)
Windows 2000 Procedure Checklist	213	(1)
Installation Problems	213	(1)
SCSI Device Problems	214	(1)
Cluster Member Connectivity Problems	215	(2)
Client---Cluster Connectivity Problems	217	(1)
Group and Resource Failure Problems	218	(2)
General Cluster Issues	220	(1)
Troubleshooting by Resource Type	221	(6)
The Cluster API	227	(54)
Network Management Functions	227	(6)
CloseClusterNetwork	228	(1)
ClusterNetworkCloseEnum	228	(1)
ClusterNetworkEnum	229	(1)
ClusterNetworkOpenEnum	230	(1)
ClusterNetworkControl	230	(2)
GetClusterNetworkState	232	(1)
OpenClusterNetwork	232	(1)
SetClusterNetworkName	232	(1)
SetClusterNetworkPriorityOrder	233	(1)
Cluster Management Functions	233	(13)
CloseCluster	234	(1)
CloseClusterNotifyPort	234	(1)
ClusterCloseEnum	234	(1)
ClusterEnum	234	(1)
ClusterOpenEnum	235	(1)
ClusterResourceTypeControl	236	(2)
CreateClusterNotifyPort	238	(1)
CreateClusterResourceType	239	(1)
DeleteClusterResourceType	240	(1)
GetClusterInformation	240	(1)
GetClusterNotify	241	(2)
GetClusterQuorumResource	243	(1)
OpenCluster	243	(1)
RegisterClusterNotify	244	(1)
SetClusterName	245	(1)
SetClusterQuorumResource	246	(1)
Resource Group Management Functions	246	(7)
CloseClusterGroup	246	(1)
ClusterGroupCloseEnum	247	(1)
ClusterGroupControl	247	(1)
ClusterGroupEnum	248	(1)
ClusterGroupOpenEnum	249	(1)
CreateClusterGroup	250	(1)
DeleteClusterGroup	250	(1)
GetClusterGroupState	250	(1)
MoveClusterGroup	251	(1)
OfflineClusterGroup	252	(1)
OnlineClusterGroup	252	(1)
OpenClusterGroup	252	(1)
SetClusterGroupName	253	(1)
SetClusterGroupNodeList	253	(1)
Resource Management Functions	253	(11)
AddClusterResourceDependency	253	(1)
AddClusterResourceNode	254	(1)
CanResourceBeDependent	254	(1)
ChangeClusterResourceGroup	255	(1)
CloseClusterResource	255	(1)
ClusterResourceCloseEnum	256	(1)
ClusterResourceControl	256	(1)
ClusterResourceEnum	257	(1)
ClusterResourceOpenEnum	258	(1)
CreateClusterResource	258	(1)
DeleteClusterResource	259	(1)
FailClusterResource	259	(1)
GetClusterResourceNetworkName	260	(1)
GetClusterResourceState	260	(2)
OfflineClusterResource	262	(1)
OnlineClusterResource	262	(1)
OpenClusterResource	262	(1)
RemoveClusterResourceNode	263	(1)
RemoveClusterResourceDependency	263	(1)
SetClusterResourceName	263	(1)
A Sample Application	264	(17)
APPENDIX A Resource Dependency Table	281	(2)
APPENDIX B System Performance	283	(20)
Analyzing System Performance	284	(1)
Memory	285	(6)
Performance Monitor	291	(2)
Analyzing Disk Activity	293	(3)
Analyzing Processor Activity	296	(2)
Analyzing Network Activity	298	(1)
Cluster Performance	299	(4)
Glossary	303	(8)
Index	311	(11)
About the CD	322