New clustering documents: AD, HyperV, Core and more!

First published on MSDN on May 23, 2008

Hi cluster fans,

We have recently published some new documentation and related resources which you may find helpful.  The new items are listed both here and in their appropriate sections:

New:

·         Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Microsoft Official Curriculum course:
Course 6423A: Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Clustering

·         Failover Clustering and Active Directory Configuration Step-by-Step Guide:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2008/en/library/9965eec5-2500-4038-b4e8-ae1dfb7d9ec91033.mspx

·         Step-by-Step Guide for Testing Hyper-V and Failover Clustering: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3dcd828712-8d1e-45d1-a290-7edadf1e4e9c%26DisplayLang%3den

·         Getting Started with Hyper-V Step-by-Step: http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2008/en/library/c513e254-adf1-400e-8fcb-c1aec8a029311033.mspx#BKMK_step3

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Core Step-by-Step (Windows Server 2008):

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/47a23a74-e13c-46de-8d30-ad0afb1eaffc1033.mspx

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/78d9d3e1-5ecb-4a01-8fe1-5fcf69e26fee1033.mspx

·         Remote Server Administration Tools (makes configuration of Server Core much more straightforward):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9FF6E897-23CE-4A36-B7FC-D52065DE9960&displaylang=en

Failover Clustering (WSFC) Resources:

· Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering

· MSDN – Windows Clustering

· Sample Scripts for Managing Failover Clusters

·         Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Microsoft Official Curriculum course: Course 6423A: Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Clustering

Network Load Balancing (NLB) Clustering Resources:

·         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

· Failover Clustering and Active Directory Configuration Step-by-Step Guide

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

· Getting Started with Hyper-V Step-by-Step Guide

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