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Get IT Done: Lay the foundation for long-distance clustering

May 1, 2003 7:00am PDT

Get an overview of the fundamental elements of long-distance clustering as well as the challenges this design poses.

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Explore the benefits and drawbacks of clustering SQL Server 2000

October 30, 2006 6:59pm PST

It is advantageous to have a clustered SQL Server environment in terms of high availability; however, high availability does come with certain tradeoffs. Tim Chapman discusses the benefits and...

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A brief tour of the Windows Server 2008's Failover Cluster Management MMC

November 20, 2008 10:32am PST

Although all editions of Windows Server 2008 include Network Load Balancing, only the Enterprise Edition and Datacenter Edition include failover clustering capabilities to achieve higher levels of...

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Exchange 2007: Correcting clustering chaos

September 22, 2006 7:00am PDT

If you have deployed, or attempted to deploy, Exchange 2000/2003 in a clustered configuration, you know how frustrating it can be. Exchange 2007 aims to correct that.

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SolutionBase: Implement virtual host clustering with Virtual Server 2005 R2

June 4, 2007 8:25pm PDT

Clustering Virtual Server 2005 R2 servers together can help improve reliability and availability. Here's how you get the job done.

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TechRepublic Tutorial: Clustering gets an upgrade in Windows Server 2003

July 29, 2003 7:00am PDT

Find out how Microsoft improved clustering in Windows Server 2003

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Build Your Skills: Test SQL Server 2000 clustering in VMware

May 13, 2003 7:00am PDT

Use VMware to test clustering and configuration

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SolutionBase: Introduction to Virtual Host Clustering with Virtual Server 2005 R2

May 31, 2007 6:49pm PDT

Virtual Server 2005 R2 can be a powerful tool, but it's not very useful if your virtual server crashes. You can improve availability and reliability by creating a virtual server cluster. Here's how.

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Set up a Microsoft SQL Server cluster

February 27, 2004 8:00am PST

Use Microsoft Cluster Service to set up a SQL Server cluster.

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Get IT Done: Install and configure Windows clustering in VMware

April 1, 2003 8:00am PST

Configure Windows clustering with VMware

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Yahoo and Carnegie Mellon University to work together on supercomputing cluster

November 13, 2007 11:44am PST

Carnegie Mellon University and Yahoo have announced a collaborative project to advance distributed computing and software research.

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All you need to know about Windows Clustering

November 14, 2007 3:00pm PST

With Windows Server 2003, Microsoft has overhauled Windows Clustering Services to meet the greater demand for high availability and scalability that has come with the increased spread of the 24/7...

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Should my application be highly available or fault tolerant?

October 24, 2008 7:46am PDT

Blogger Brad Bird describes a clustering solution that provides both high availability and fault tolerance for applications.

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Configuring Windows Server 2008's Failover Cluster Management tool

December 10, 2009 8:08am PST

The Failover Cluster Management tool included with Windows Server 2008 allows you to create and manage server clusters. Scott Lowe provides an overview.

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Cluster configuration recovery tools in Windows Server 2008

December 9, 2008 5:00am PST

Microsoft clustering services on versions prior to Windows Server 2008 used a command line tool to fix drive issues. Windows Server 2008 puts this in the interface, making drive tasks more accessible.

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Building a Windows 2003 Cluster

August 26, 2007 9:38pm PDT

Microsoft has overhauled Windows Clustering Services to meet the greater demand for high availability and scalability that has come with the increased spread of the 24/7 marketplace. I'm going to...

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Clustering enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2 improve migration time

May 15, 2009 3:19am PDT

An enhancement to Windows Server 2008 R2 is clustered shared volumes. Rick Vanover provides an overview of this important change.

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Test SQL Server 2000 Clustering in VMware Workstation

September 21, 2007 6:14pm PDT

SQL Server 2000 is a robust and complicated product, especially when you are using it in a clustered setup. Properly deploying and managing it requires a reliable testing environment, but that can...

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A word about Exchange clustering

March 10, 2006 8:00am PST

A discussion of the two choices from which to choose to determine how a two-node cluster operates: Active/Passive or Active/Active.

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Oracle's Linux clustering hits Australia

June 7, 2002 1:50pm PDT

Oracle hopes to take advantage of Australian IT professional's interest in Linux, with the release of a new version of its 9I database, which can be run across multiple Linux servers in a...