Learn to implement, maintain, and troubleshoot clusters.
In this three-day instructor-led course on Windows Server 2008 clustering, students will gain the knowledge and skills to implement, maintain, and troubleshoot clusters.
What You'll Learn
- Benefits of deploying a clustered solution
- Windows Server 2008 high-availability solutions
- Windows Server 2008 failover cluster quorum modes
- Planning required to deploy a Windows failover cluster
- Install the Failover Cluster on Windows Server 2008 Server Core
- Configure cluster resources
- Implement failover clusters for server roles using Failover Cluster Management
Course Outline
1. Clusters
- Overview of Clusters
- Benefits of Using Clusters
- Overview of the Windows Server 2008 High-Availability Solutions
2. Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters
- Overview of Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters
- Key Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Features
- Overview of the Windows Server 2008 Quorum Models
3. Preparing to Install a Failover Cluster
- Overview of Requirements for Installing a Failover Cluster
- Planning the Failover Cluster Implementation
- Installing the Failover Clustering Feature and Validating the Cluster Configuration
- Installing the Failover Cluster on Windows Server 2008 Server Core
4. Failover Cluster Storage Requirements
- Overview of Storage Technologies
- Storage Area Networks
- Planning a Storage Solution for Failover Clusters
- Configuring an iSCSI Storage Connection
5. Configuring a Failover Cluster
- Creating a New Failover Cluster
- Managing a Failover Cluster
- Verifying Failover Functionality
6. Configuring Cluster Resources and Server Roles
- Configuring Cluster Resources
- Implementing Failover Clusters for Server Roles Using Failover Cluster Management
- Clustering Server Roles Using Windows Server Core
7. Maintaining Microsoft Failover Clusters
- Monitoring Failover Clusters
- Backing Up and Restoring Failover Clusters
- Troubleshooting Failover Clusters
8. Implementing Multi-Site Clusters
- Overview of Multi-Site Clusters
- Implementing Multi-Site Clusters Using Windows Server 2008
9. Implementing Network Load Balancing Clusters
- Overview of Network Load Balancing Clusters
- Configuring a Network Load Balancing Cluster
- Maintaining a Network Load Balancing Cluster
Labs
Lab 1: Identifying Windows Server 2008 High-Availability Solutions
- Identifying solutions for web servers
- Identifying solutions for database servers
- Identifying complex solutions
Lab 2: Identifying Windows Server 2008 Clustering Solutions
- Identifying clustered scenarios
Lab 3: Preparing for a Cluster Installation
- Installing the Failover Clustering feature
- Validating the failover cluster
Lab 4: Identifying SAN Components
- Identifying Fibre Channel SAN components
- Configuring iSCSI storage connections
Lab 5: Creating and Administering a Cluster
- Creating a cluster
- Managing a failover cluster
Lab 6: Clustering Server Roles and Features
- Clustering the print services role using Failover Cluster Management
- Configuring cluster resources
- Clustering the file services role on Windows Server Core
Lab 7: Maintaining Failover Clusters
- Monitoring failover clusters
- Performing backups on a failover cluster
- Performing an authoritative restore on a failover cluster
Lab 8: Implementing an NLB cluster
- Preparing the NLB cluster nodes
- Configuring an NLB failover cluster
