Need To Know More? | MCSE 70-293 Exam Cram: Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (2nd Edition)

Compare the Editions of Windows Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/features/compareeditions.mspx.

Windows Server 2003 Server Cluster Architecture: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/servercluster.mspx and http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/docs/ServerClustersArchitecture.doc.

Introducing Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) in the Windows Server 2003 Family: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetserv/html/wns-introclustermscs.asp.

Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Clustering Services: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/clustering.mspx and http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/docs/ClusteringOverview.doc.

Support WebCast: Windows Server 2003 Clustering: New Features: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810220&gssnb=1.

What's New in Clustering Technologies: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/overview/technologies/clustering.mspx.

Implementing Microsoft Windows Enterprise Server 2003 on ProLiant Packaged Clusters: ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/ partners /microsoft/infolib/osintegration/ClusterWP5981-5629EN.pdf.

Dell PowerEdge Clusters and Microsoft Exchange Deployment: http://ftp.us.dell.com/app/2qSE-Pos.pdf and http://ftp.us.dell.com/app/ps2q03se.pdf.

High-Availability Clustering Capabilities in Windows Server 2003: http://www.dell.com/us/en/esg/topics/power_ps2q03se-kosacek.htm, http://ftp.us.dell.com/app/2qSE-Kos.pdf, and http://ftp.us.dell.com/app/ps2q03se.pdf.

Quorums in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Clusters: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/clusterquorums.mspx and http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/docs/ClusterQuorums.doc.

Microsoft Windows Clustering: Storage Area Networks: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/san.mspx and http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/docs/SAN.doc.

Geographically Dispersed Clusters in Windows Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/clustergeo.mspx, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/docs/GDClusters.doc , and http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?NewsGroup=microsoft.public.windows.server.clustering&LEFT=1&ICP=GSS3&SLCID=US.

Go to the Microsoft KnowledgeBase at http://support.microsoft.com and view the following articles:
324320 ”HOW TO: Use a FrontPage Web Site on a Clustered File Share
278007 ”Available Features in Windows Server 2003 Clusters
812877 ”Cluster Service Does Not Start After You Upgrade to Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
307532 ”How to Troubleshoot the Cluster Service Account When It Modifies Computer Objects
811272 ”How to Perform a Rolling Upgrade of Windows Server 2003 Server Clusters
305813 ”How to Change the Cluster Service Account Password
301600 ”How to Configure Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator on a Windows Server 2003 Cluster
301538 ”How to Upgrade a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Cluster to a Windows Server 2003 Cluster
285369 ”How to Configure Client-Side Caching on a Server Cluster
282227 ”How to Uninstall the Cluster Service on a Windows Server 2003 Cluster
816111 ”HOW TO: Perform Basic Network Load Balancing Procedures in Windows Server 2003
323437 ”HOW TO: Configure Network Load Balancing Parameters in Windows Server 2003
323431 ”HOW TO: Set Up TCP/IP for Network Load Balancing in Windows Server 2003
257937 ”HOW TO: Format an Existing Partition on a Shared Cluster Hard Disk:

Network Load Balancing: Security Best Practices for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/maintain/security/nlbsecbp.asp.

Windows Clustering: Network Load Balancing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/support/netlbfaq.asp.

Server Cluster Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/support/srcltfaq.asp.

Feature Highlights Sorter Results for Clustering: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/features/featuresorterresults.aspx?Technology=Clustering.

Planning for High Availability and Scalability: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/deployguide/config/part2/rksrvhas.asp.

Windows Clustering Technologies ”An Overview: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/deploy/confeat/clustovw.asp.

Windows Clustering Technologies ”Server Cluster Rolling Upgrade Procedures and Best Practices: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/deploy/upgrdmigrate/rollupnt.asp.

Server Clusters: Majority Node Sets (a.k.a. Quorum of Nodes): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/deploy/confeat/majnode.asp.

Server Clusters: Remote Setup, Unattended Installations and Image-based Installations: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/deploy/confeat/mscclust.asp.

Windows Cluster Technologies: Remote Setup, Unattended Installations and Image-based Installations of Network Load Balancing: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/deploy/confeat/nlbclust.asp.

Deploying Network Load Balancing: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/deployguide/config/part2/rksrvnlb.asp.

Designing Server Clusters: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/deployguide/config/part2/rksrvdsc.asp.

Network Load Balancing: Configuration Best Practices for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/maintain/ operate /nlbbp.asp.

Server Clusters: Backup and Recovery Best Practices for Windows Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/maintain/operate/sercbrbp.asp.

Server Clusters: Cluster Configuration Best Practices for Windows Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/maintain/operate/scconbp.asp.

Server Clusters: Network Configuration Best Practices for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/maintain/operate/clstntbp.asp.

Server Clusters Overview: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/entserver/sag_mscs1concepts_2.asp.