This snippet from Chapter 11 of Greg Shields’ new book Windows Server 2008: What’s New / What’s Changed is brought to you by SAPIEN Press. Get your pre-release copy at http://www.sapienpress.com/Windows_Server_08.asp.
Windows Server Failover Clustering
One of the biggest problems with clustering throughout its history was the complicated processes involved with setting it up. Requiring more network connections, fibre runs, and IP addresses than virtually anything else in your environment – not to mention the often painful matching of driver and firmware settings with Microsoft’s official lists – the steps necessary to build a Windows cluster often required outside help and support.
More info and links to all the posts in this series at Greg’s Realtime Windows Server Community…
I work in an agency that had the chance to chat with the Microsoft developers behind Windows Server 2008.
Check out the vids here:
http://www.youtube.com/microsoftdevelopers
and meet some colourful characters….