Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Clustering and Load Balancing

by Shimonski, Robert J.

• ISBN13: 9780072226225
• ISBN10: 0072226226
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-09
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

Summary

Your definitive high availability implementation guidePlan, design, and implement highly available Windows solutions using the expert advice inside this detailed guide. Written by a network infrastructure design specialist, this book covers the planning, development, cost analysis, management, installation, configuration, and roll out of several clustering and load balancing technologies. Invaluable troubleshooting tips derived from real-world implementations are also featured, making this an essential resource for network professionals who need to keep their systems up and running 24x7.Design a highly available network infrastructure to meet "Five Nines" uptime Configure Windows 2000 clustering and load-balancing services Implement a rolling upgrade to Windows Server 2003 Develop a Windows Server 2003 cluster and load-balanced solution from scratch Create robust server farms with Application Center 2000 Design a two-node cluster with SQL Server 2000 Design highly available solutions with Windows Services such as WINS and DHCP Monitor and baseline clusters and plan for disaster recovery Learn advanced troubleshooting and project management techniques

Author Biography

Robert J. Shimonski holds several industry certifications, including MCSE, CCNP, CCDP, Novell Master CNE, Nortel NNCSS, Network+, and others. He is a Lead Network and Security Engineer, a specialist in network infrastructure design, and the author of several computer books

Table of Contents

1: Introduction to High Availability, Clustering, and Load-Balancing Technologies

2: Designing a Clustered Solution with Windows 2000 Advanced Server

3: Designing a Clustered Solution with Windows Server 2003

4: Designing a Clustered and Load-Balanced Solution with Application Center 2000

5: Designing a Clustered Solution with Windows SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition

6: Designing a Highly Available Solution with Windows Services

7: Building Advanced Highly Available Load-Balanced Configurations

8: High Availability, Baselining, Performance Monitoring, and Disaster Recovery Planning

A: Project Plan Sample

B: Advanced Troubleshooting: Event IDs