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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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Adding multiple NetBIOS names for Windows servers

May 10, 2010 7:15am PDT

Sometimes a single server has to serve multiple NetBIOS names. Rick Vanover shares this trick to having one server work double duty in the NetBIOS department.

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Deploy and manage Hyper-V host clusters with System Center 2012 VMM

March 21, 2012 7:14am PDT

John Joyner details the steps to deploying host clusters using the Virtual Machine Manager in System Center 2012 and also shows how VMM is used to manage your Hyper-V clusters.

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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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Hyper-V host maintenance mode tips and tricks

August 25, 2011 1:54pm PDT

One of virtualization's best features is that it can easily perform host maintenance. Learn how Hyper-V works and when to use it.

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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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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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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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Specify a failover host for HA clusters in VMware

January 4, 2011 9:47pm PST

Virtualization expert Rick Vanover explains the pros and the cons of using the specified failover host option in VMware's High Availability feature.

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Build a Beowulf cluster with Red Hat Linux and VMware

May 8, 2002 7:00am PDT

See how you can install a Beowulf cluster inside VMware using a Red Hat Linux server.

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SolutionBase: Windows Server 2003 Cluster Administrator

April 12, 2004 7:00am PDT

Learn how to use the Cluster Administrator utility for Windows Server 2003.

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Two good virtualization books for IT pros

December 20, 2011 1:30pm PST

Rick Vanover recommends two books on virtualization technology that you might consider buying for an IT pro friend or to share with colleagues in an IT department.

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Use AWS CloudFormation to create a highly available cluster

March 27, 2013 12:40pm PDT

Nick Hardiman shows you the step-by-step procedure to creating a high-availability cluster for a SaaS app using the AWS CloudFormation template.

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Optimize NTFS hard disk performance

January 9, 2003 8:00am PST

If you want peak performance from your Windows NT/2000 server, don't forget to tweak the server's file system, NTFS. Here's how to squeeze every bit of performance out of your server.

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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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How to set up an MSCS cluster

September 17, 2001 7:00am PDT

Configuring Cluster Services sounds like a pretty big job. What's involved in actually getting it working? In this Daily Drill Down, Jim Boyce gives you the details on setting up your cluster.

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Microsoft released the process to cluster IIS: Why would you do it?

December 28, 2009 6:00am PST

Brad Bird explains why you might want to cluster IIS, also making use of virtual machines, which renders IIS both fault tolerant and highly available.

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Introducing Zimbra Collaboration Suite

July 2, 2007 12:00am PDT

The collaboration space is getting crowded these days, with various products offering Exchange-like functionality and a few enticing extras. Among the available solutions is Zimbra, which provides...

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Get IT Done: Set up VMware to install Windows clusters

November 12, 2002 8:00am PST

Learn how to use VMware to simulate a Windows cluster

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Windows clustering: Microsoft Cluster Service or network load balancing?

November 7, 2002 8:00am PST

Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) and network load balancing (NLB) can both help you address your high availability needs. They can even work together in some solutions. Get the lowdown on each...

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