http://clusterhelp.com/blog The Best of Russ and Rod Thu, 14 May 2009 06:28:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Microsoft posted a virtual lab today for Failover Clustering. This lab walks through the following procedures: Adding a second node to a cluster Creating a File Share in the cluster Creating a Print Share in the cluster Configuring Failback Policies Installing WINS in the cluster Installing DHCP in the cluster Bonus - Adding Physical Disk resources to ... http://clusterhelp.com/blog/2007/07/20/windows-server-2008-failover-clustering-virtual-lab/ I had a well known geek in my cluster class last week. Ben Miller, a former Microsoft MVP lead and SQL expert sat our cluster class, www.clusterhelp.com.  During our many conversations, Ben told me about a problem he ran into recently in SQL Server 2005 clustering. Basically, the issue is that ... http://clusterhelp.com/blog/2007/07/18/upper-and-lower-and-mixed-case-in-sql-cluster/ I have been dying to get my first Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster built. Of course, I want to do it on the cheap. That means using virtualization. The problem is that Virtual Server 2005 R2 does not provide support for Serially Attached SCSI (SAS) and there is just a ... http://clusterhelp.com/blog/2007/07/06/building-a-windows-server-2008-failover-cluster-finally/ As previously discussed, when SP1 for Exchange Server 2007 ships, it will include some new technologies, too. One is Standby Continuous Replication (SCR). I am completely psyched by this new technology. Myself, I see SCR as the perfect remote site Disaster Recovery solution for Exchange Server 2007. What would make it ... http://clusterhelp.com/blog/2007/07/03/standby-continuous-replication-for-exchange-server-2007/ One of the big changes in Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering is the new quorum model. In Windows Server 2003, we had only two choices, either the single disk quorum that has been around since NT 4.0 or Majority Node Set (MNS). Actually, there are three if you consider MNS ... http://clusterhelp.com/blog/2007/06/12/windows-server-2008-failover-clustering-the-new-quorum-model/ In a previous blog, I talked a little bit about some of the major changes to disk storage for Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering. Now, while I wait for dinner to cook, is a good time to cover some of the changes. 2TB Limit- The biggest change, in my opinion, has ... http://clusterhelp.com/blog/2007/06/12/windows-server-2008-failover-clustering-storage-changes/ Its that time of year again. The masses gather to learn from the best, talk to the experts, network with others. This year I am not only speaking at the conference, I am also helping at the TCL Yellow Section - Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering POD. Here is a ... http://clusterhelp.com/blog/2007/06/06/tech-ed-2007-orlando-notes-from-the-field/ The number one question by far at the cluster booth is, what are the differences between Windows Server 2003 Server  Clustering and Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering.  The major differences that I can discuss off the top of my head include: Service Account - There is no longer a need for a service ... http://clusterhelp.com/blog/2007/06/05/teched-cluster-booth-top-questions/ Microsoft recently published a two hours online course on Failover Clustering for Windows Server 2008 (formerly known as Longhorn). You can access this content here and for $39.99, you can spend as much time as you want for the next three years reviewing the content. This course, Course 6051: Implementing High Availability ... http://clusterhelp.com/blog/2007/06/02/elearning-failover-clustering/ You have a need to run a procedure on the active node within a cluster. This procedure needs to occur at the same time each day. This procedure needs to run only on the active node for a given group. You are not alone; this is a very common request. ... http://clusterhelp.com/blog/2007/05/25/how-to-create-a-scheduled-task-within-a-windows-20002003-cluster/