Windows® 2000 & Windows Server 2003 Clustering & Load Balancing

About this book

Your definitive high availability implementation guidePlan, design, and implement highly available Windows solutions using the expert advice inside this detailed guide. Written by a network infrastructure design specialist, this book covers the planning, development, cost analysis, management, installation, configuration, and roll out of several clustering and load balancing technologies. Invaluable troubleshooting tips derived from real-world implementations are also featured, making this an essential resource for network professionals who need to keep their systems up and running 24x7.Design a highly available network infrastructure to meet “Five Nines” uptime Configure Windows 2000 clustering and load-balancing services Implement a rolling upgrade to Windows Server 2003 Develop a Windows Server 2003 cluster and load-balanced solution from scratch Create robust server farms with Application Center 2000 Design a two-node cluster with SQL Server 2000 Design highly available solutions with Windows Services such as WINS and DHCP Monitor and baseline clusters and plan for disaster recovery Learn advanced troubleshooting and project management techniques