Microsoft Windows Server 2003 supports running Exchange in a cluster of as many as eight nodes, and the functionality is great. If any of the nodes fails or is brought down for maintenance, the ...

Clustering is a linchpin of Microsoft's enterprise computing strategy. To some degree with "scale-up" and to a large extent with "scale-out," clustering is extremely important to Microsoft's ability ...

A friend of mine said he ran across something like this when he was reading up on making a Beowulf cluster. At the time I thought why bother. Now though I have several computers at work to play with ...

We plan to implement a 2-node MS SQL 2000 or 2005 cluster and I need to know the requirements.<BR><BR>Here are some info that I gathered:<BR><BR>* Windows Server 2003 Enterprise or Datacenter ...

Definitely, failover clustering is a hot topic within the SQL community – specifically if you are trying to obtain high availability and minimize data loss. My latest title SQL Server 2008 Management ...

B. Node and Disk Majority is the most common for failover clusters that have an even number of nodes with plenty of shared storage. With Node and Disk Majority clusters, the cluster uses a witness ...

Windows Server 2008 R2 has had a development path parallel to that of Windows 7. So much so, that Server 2008 R2 is often dubbed, "Windows 7 Server." Both operating systems share the distinction of ...

Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1is bold and robust, and it can very well have a significant impact on the market. The R2 operating system has many key features that can boost productivity ...