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How to optimize your Windows Server 2003 Print Failover Cluster
There are a lot of administrators that need to maintain a highly available Print Server running on Windows Server 2003 RTM/SP1/R2/SP2 Failover Clusters Hopefully with this series of blog posts, you will be able to create a solid printing environment where Read More...
Multi-Site Failover Cluster Communications Connectivity
The networking model changed significantly in Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering. First, and foremost, when we start talking about networking in 2008 Failover Clusters we need to drop some of the older concepts that have been around for awhile. Probably Read More...
TOP 10 Best Practice Tips for Windows Server 2003 Cluster Service (MSCS)
1.         Under no circumstance should any other resource be created in the Cluster Group other than the default ones which are Quorum, Cluster IP Address and Cluster Network Name. (ref: KB 168948 )  If MS Read More...
Troubleshooting Cluster Logs 101 - Why did the resources failover to the other node?
The most popular question everyone asks themselves before calling Microsoft Customer Service and Support (CSS) for assistance in determining a Root Cause Analysis be done. Why did the resources failover to the other node? Some times a Root Cause Analysis Read More...
IRPStackSize and Clusters.
What is IRPStackSize? IRPStackSize stands for I/O Request Packets (IRPs) Stack Size. The count of IRP stack locations used by default for AFD (Ancillary function driver). Specifies how many stack locations the Server service (srv.sys) establishes for Read More...
10 Cool new things to look forward to in Failover Clustering in Windows 2008
10. Improved maintenance mode for disk resources. Need to take a snapshot of a disk or run chkdsk? Now the cluster will allow you to keep the resource online but unavailable for client use. What this means? No more downtime or reboots to do disk maintenance. Read More...
Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Public Content
Here is a listing of the public content currently available on the Microsoft site for Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering. Of particular note is the new troubleshooting information which contains a listing of common error messages you may run into Read More...
So what does Cluster Recovery actually recover anyway?
The Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit introduced a handy, easy-to-use utility that even warranted its own download link on Microsoft.com/downloads. However the name “Cluster Recovery” can lead to misunderstanding and taken at face value makes quite a bold Read More...
Installing MSDTC on Windows Server Cluster
We have made some cluster videos that are walk-throughs on common questions we see here in cluster. We captured the process with a video capture and narrated it for you. We will start with a video on how to install the MSDTC Resource on Windows 2003 Server Read More...
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