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Deploying Clusters on Windows Server 2003 You Will Learn How To Install and configure a reliable Windows Server 2003 clustering solution Design a fault-tolerant environment using appropriate server cluster models Deploy shared storage and geographically dispersed clusters with built-in tools Cluster enterprise-level services and applications for high availability Administer server clusters to include failover testing, backup and restoration Establish a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster and supporting infrastructure Course Benefits Advancements in Windows Server 2003 clustering technologies allow businesses to effectively increase the reliability and scalability of mission-critical applications. This course provides the practical knowledge and skills necessary to plan, implement, configure and test a Windows Server 2003 cluster. You learn to leverage essential tools required to create small- to large-scale clusters. Who Should Attend Those responsible for implementing high-performance solutions and maintaining high availability of business-critical applications. Knowledge of Windows systems, "Windows Server 2003 Comprehensive Introduction," or equivalent experience is assumed. Hands-On Training During this course, extensive hands-on exercises provide immediate experience in planning, deploying and managing clusters. Exercises include: Building a server cluster infrastructure Constructing and validating Microsoft server clusters Exploring quorum, network and storage configurations Establishing printer clusters Clustering SQL Server Repairing damaged clusters Configuring NLB Terminal Services with Session Directory Introduction to Clustering Current system limitations Overcoming limitations through high-performance and fault-tolerant hardware Clustering as a reliability solution Planning and Designing Server Clusters Microsoft Cluster Service Communicating via heartbeat Surveying the quorum Leveraging resource groups Designing cluster models Active/Passive Active/Active Larger node models Selecting shared storage Evaluating SCSI local storage Assessing Fiber Channel as a SCSI replacement Deploying iSCSI as an alternative Architecting the network Relying on the domain Setting up the production network Engineering a heartbeat network Clustering virtual machines Reducing testing costs Utilizing hardware efficiently Implementing Server Clusters Preparing the environment for clustering Configuring production and heartbeat network adapters Readying shared storage Building clusters with Cluster Administrator Evaluating node feasibility Instantiating the cluster Validating cluster functionality Scaling out with additional nodes Geographically dispersed clusters Creating Majority Node Sets Investigating multi-node algorithms Identifying alternatives to Microsoft clustering Clustering for High Availability Improving service availability Incorporating fault-tolerant file shares Administering network printers Installing a DHCP server Supporting legacy systems using WINS Maintaining application continuity Producing a clustered SQL Server Deploying and installing Exchange Server Planning and utilizing SQL Server Handling custom applications Administering Server Clusters Administration tools Automating administrative tasks Monitoring health and performance Testing failover and failback Simulating failures to ensure operation Reverting resources to the preferred node Conducting software upgrades Enforcing OS security Rolling out application updates Backing up and restoring Sustaining reliable backups Recovering from broken quorums Installing and Managing Network Load Balancing Comparing load balancing techniques DNS round robin Hardware-based Microsoft Network Load Balancing (NLB) Determining NLB host status Unicast Multicast Multicast with IGMP Constructing NLB clusters Assembling the network components Producing the cluster and port rules Maximizing application performance Increasing IIS scalability Elevating Terminal Services capacity Recognizing third-party requirements Managing enterprise deployments Streamlining NLB administration utilizing Microsoft Application Center Merging load balancing with server clusters