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Clustering Books (top)

MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Clustering Services - No longer sold but it had some really good tips and examples.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 24seven - Excellent chapter on Exchange Server 2003 Clustering (and not just because I helped edit it).

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Distilled - Excellent chapter on Exchange Server 2003 Clustering.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 High Availability - A whole book on SQL High Availability - Cool!.

 

Microsoft Windows Clustering (top)

Microsoft Public Newsgroup Windows Server Clustering

Building Better Protected Storage using Windows Storage Server 2003

Checklist Installing a Generic Service resource

Clustering Services in Windows Server 2003

Download details Guide to Creating and Configuring a Server Cluster Under Windows Server 2003

Download details Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Version 1.05

Download details Microsoft Product Support's Reporting Tools

Guide to Creating and Configuring a Server Cluster Under Windows Server 2003

Interpreting the Cluster Log

Microsoft Cluster Server General Questions

Microsoft Windows Clustering Storage Area Networks

Microsoft Windows Server Catalog Cluster Solution

Products Designed for Microsoft Windows – Windows Catalog and HCL

Quorums in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Clusters

Server Cluster APIs

Server Cluster API Reference

Server Clusters Frequently Asked Questions for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003

Setting Up A Windows Server 2003 Cluster in VS2005 - Part I

Setting Up A Windows Server 2003 Cluster in VS2005 - Part II

Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Cluster Service

Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Clustering Services

Upgrade a Cluster from Windows 2000

Use a different disk for the quorum resource

Using Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to Create and Configure a Two-Node Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster

VMware clustering 1.0.pdf

vmware windows cluster

Welcome to the Clustering Technologies Community

Windows Server 2003 Clustering Services How-to Guide

Windows Server 2003 Server Cluster Architecture

Windows Server 2003 iSCSI Cluster Support FAQ

Windows Server 2003 Clustering Services

Windows Server Clusters Backup and Recovery - Best Practices

Windows Server Clusters Network Configuration - Best Practices

 
142863 - Valid IP Addressing for a Private Network
168567 - Clustering Information on IP Address Failover
168801 - How to Turn On Cluster Logging in Microsoft Cluster Server
168948 - Information about the cluster group
170762 - Cluster Shares Appear in Browse List Under Other Names
170771 - Cluster May Fail If IP Address Used from DHCP Server
171052 - Software FT Sets Are Not Supported in Microsoft Cluster Server
171277 - Information about Microsoft Cluster Server cluster resource failover time
171390 - Cluster Service May Not Start if Domain Controller Is Unavailable
171791 - Creating Dependencies in Microsoft Cluster Server
174070 - Registry Replication in Microsoft Cluster Server
174799 - How to Install Service Packs in a Cluster
174944 - How to Use the -debug Option for Cluster Service
175276 - Licensing Policy Implementation with MSCS
175278 - How to Add Additional Non-Hot Swap SCSI Hard Disks to a Cluster Node on a Shared SCSI Bus
175767 - Expected Behavior of Multiple Adapters on Same Network
176320 - Impact of Network Adapter Failure in a Cluster
176507 - Unattended Installation of MSCS Service
178273 - Error in Cluster Server Administration Guide
185051 - Restarting Cluster Service Causes Services.exe to Crash
190354 - Unattended Setup of MSCS with -JOIN Parameter Requires User Input
192773 - Cluster Server Memory Leak When MTS Explorer Is Running
193890 - Recommended WINS Configuration for Microsoft Cluster Server
195462 - WINS Registration and IP Address Behavior for Microsoft Cluster Server
197047 - Failover-Failback Policies on Microsoft Cluster Server
197382 - How To Keep Cluster Administrator from Reconnecting to a Cluster
198513 - Clustering Cannot Determine If a Shared Disk Is Working Properly
216064 - Cluster Server Has Clusdb Corruption After Power Outage
216964 - How to Administer a Server Cluster Remotely
217157 - Event ID 1057 or 1000 When the Cluster Service Attempts to Start
224376 - Error 2321 in Cluster Log Is Informational If It Occurs Only Once
224999 - How to Use the Cluster TMP file to Replace a Damaged Clusdb File
226796 - Using WINS and DHCP with the Windows 2000 Cluster Service
230356 - Changing the IP Address of Network Adapters in Cluster Server
232276 - Drive Letter Not Visible or Drive Letter Changed to Question Mark or Partition Properties or Label Not Accurate
234767 - Microsoft Cluster Server Logging Enhancements in Windows 2000
235529 - Kerberos support on Windows 2000-based server clusters
237853 - Dynamic Disk Configuration Unavailable for Server Cluster Disk Resources
238009 - Loss of Connection with Node Persists Until Node Is Restarted
238137 - Considerations When You Create Clustered File Shares on a Windows 2000 Server Cluster
241631 - Cluster Node with Heavy Disk Stress Does Not Shut Down Properly
241828 - Changing the IP Address of a Cluster Adapter May Result in Failover
242386 - Cluster Does Not Log Event on Resource Monitor Failure
242398 - Cluster Loses Track of Custom Resource DLL Registration After Resource Monitor Failure
242430 - Network Adapter Not Available During Cluster Configuration with a Crossover Cable
242600 - Network Failure Detection and Recovery in a Two-Node Server Cluster
243195 - Event ID 1034 for MSCS Shared Disk After Disk Replacement
243204 - Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) Recovery Techniques in Windows 2000 Cluster Server
244331 - MAC Address Changes for Virtual Server During a Failover with Clustering
245626 - INFO Use the -localquorum Switch to Install a Single-Node MSCS Cluster
245656 - INFO Where to Obtain Cluster Automation Server
245762 - Recovering from a Lost or Corrupted Quorum Log
248605 - Cluster IP Address Resource Fails with Many IP Address Resources Defined
248663 - Booting Node May Prevent Running Node from Accessing Quorum Disk
248998 - How to Properly Restore Cluster Information
249194 - MSCS-Cluster Does Not Form with Error Messages 170 and 5086
250355 - Antivirus Software May Cause Problems with Cluster Services
251284 - Cluster Server Cannot Start If the Quorum Disk Space Is Full
252974 - Error Message System Process - Lost Delayed-Write Data
254101 - Network Adapter Teaming and Server Clustering
256326 - Cluster Server Cannot Use Disk Beyond Device Number 25
256628 - How to Install Clustering on a SCSI IBM Server
257901 - How to Force the Cluster Service to Stop and Cause a Failover
257903 - Cluster Network Name May Not Come Online with Event ID 1052
257905 - Error Message Could Not Start the Cluster Service on the Local Computer
257906 - Unable to Stop the Cluster Server Service Using Cluster Administrator
257932 - Using Microsoft Cluster Server to Create a Virtual Server
257937 - HOW TO Format an Existing Partition on a Shared Cluster Hard Disk
257940 - Digital Cluster Server Loses Drive Letter Assignment
257982 - Cluster Service Causes CPU Use at 100 Percent When Hundreds of File Share Resources Are in Use
258078 - Cluster Service Startup Options
258518 - RPC Unavailable Error Appears When You Try to Access a Cluster Server
258750 - Recommended Private Heartbeat Configuration on a Cluster Server
259237 - Troubleshooting Event ID 9, 11, and 15 on Cluster Servers
259267 - Microsoft Cluster Service Installation Resources
260527 - Generating Notifications for an MSCS Resource Problem
262705 - Cluster Administrator Incorrectly Rejects Trusted Domain SIDs as Local SIDs
262962 - Cluster Service Does Not Start with Event ID 7000 Not Responding to Control Function
263590 - How to Extend the Disk Space of an Existing Shared Disk with Windows Clustering
264972 - Event ID 5072 and Error 5216 Appear When You Restart Cluster Server
265173 - The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product
265533 - Explanation of Chkdsk Status Codes in Cluster Log
266274 - How to Troubleshoot Cluster Service Startup Issues
266782 - Access Violation Error Message in Cluster.exe When You Move Groups
269196 - How to Move a Windows NT 4.0 Cluster Server from One Domain to Another
269229 - How to Manually Re-Create the Cluster Service Account
272129 - Cluster Service Does Not Start on Joining Node in Windows 2000 Cluster
272244 - Location of the Chkdsk Results for Windows Clustering Resources
278007 - Available Features in Windows Server 2003 Clusters
278365 - HOW TO Configure Disk Quotas for a Shared Disk in a Cluster
279802 - The Default Behavior When You Do a Move Group Operation on a Cluster with More Than Two Nodes
280297 - How to configure Volume Mount Points on a clustered server
280345 - Quorum Drive Configuration Information
280353 - How to Change the Quorum Disk Designation
280425 - Recovering from an Event ID 1034 on a Server Cluster
281314 - FP Server Extensions Are Not Supported on Microsoft Cluster Server
281662 - Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 cluster nodes as domain controllers
282006 - Cluster Configure Application Wizard Does Not Recognize Existing IP Addresses
282227 - How to Uninstall the Cluster Service on a Windows Server 2003 Cluster
283715 - The Features of the Local Quorum Resource on Windows Server 2003 Clusters
284134 - Server Clusters Do Not Support GPT Shared Disks
284838 - How to Create a Server Cluster File Share with Cluster.exe
285369 - How to Configure Client-Side Caching on a Server Cluster
286342 - Network failure detection and recovery in Windows Server 2003 Clusters
286422 - How to Back Up and Restore a Windows Server 2003 Cluster
288778 - Maximum number of supported nodes in a cluster
290624 - HOW TO Configure MSDTC in a Windows 2000 Cluster Environment
290637 - MS DTC Fails to Start and Logs Event ID 4383
293289 - Overview of the Microsoft Windows Cluster Services Clustering Model
293778 - Multiple-Path Software May Cause Disk Signature to Change
293799 - How to configure Windows clustering groups for hot spare support
294173 - Removing the HBA Cable on a Server Cluster
294926 - Considerations of Terminal Services on a Server Cluster
295082 - Windows File Protection Does Not Protect Cluster-Specific Files
295648 - How to Analyze the Cluster Configuration Log Files
296594 - Cluster Service Configuration Wizard Does Not Start Cluster Service
296799 - How to configure Windows clustering groups for hot spare support
297118 - Error Message Occurs When You Install SharePoint Portal Server on a Cluster Server
297219 - Cluster Server May Generate STOP 0x9F During Shutdown
297235 - XADM Creating a Resource in Cluster Administrator May Return an Object Not Found Error Message
298147 - PRB Invalid Class String Error Message Occurs While Connecting to a Cluster with the Cluster Administrator
299631 - Failover Behavior on Clusters of Three or More Nodes
301600 - How to configure Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator on a Windows Server 2003 cluster
301647 - Cluster Service Improvements for Storage Area Networks (SANs)
302389 - Description of the Properties of the Cluster Network Name Resource in Windows Server 2003
302830 - The Option to Change the Cluster Network Roles, Priority, and Names Is Removed in Windows Server 2003
303431 - Explanation of Why Server Clusters Do Not Verify that Resources will Work Properly on All Nodes
304415 - Support for Multiple Clusters Attached to the Same SAN Device
304736 - How to Extend the Partition of a Cluster Shared Disk
305547 - Support for Booting from a Storage Area Network (SAN)
305793 - How to Replace a Disk That Is on a Windows 2000 or a Windows 2003 Server Cluster
305813 - How to Change the Cluster Service Account Password
306771 - Access Denied Error Message After You Configure a Windows Server 2003 Cluster
307469 - Restore registry check points stop working after you restore a server cluster
307532 - How to Troubleshoot the Cluster Service Account When It Modifies Computer Objects
307962 - Multicast Support Enabled for the Cluster Heartbeat
309186 - How the Cluster Service Takes Ownership of a Disk on the Shared Bus
309395 - The Microsoft support policy for server clusters, the Hardware Compatibility List, and the Windows Server Catalog
325423 - Support WebCast Windows Clustering An Overview of Microsoft Clustering Technologies
331801 - Cluster Setup May Not Work When You Add Nodes
555312 - How to Create a Physical Disk Resource with Cluster.exe
810220 - Support WebCast Windows Server 2003 Clustering New Features
812504 - Network-Attached Storage and Server Cluster Support
814607 - Microsoft support for server clusters with 3rd party system components
815267 - How to Enable User Mode Hang Detection on a Server Cluster
818681 - White Paper Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Clustering Services
818742 - Overview of the Microsoft Configuration Capture Utility (MPS_REPORTS)
818878 - Managing Disk Ownership in a Windows Server 2003 Cluster
823955 - Groups are moved to the active cluster node even though there is no fail back policy
826154 - Error 1721 Error Message Occurs When You Use Cluster Administrator (Cluadmin.exe)
828861 - Cluster Service Account Password Must Be Set to 15 or More Characters if the NoLMHash Policy Is Enabled
828262 - How to locate qualified cluster solutions for Windows
828338 - Clustool.exe Restore Operation on Windows 2000 SP3 or Later Cluster Does Not Complete Successfully
834231 - When a Windows Server 2003 cluster node is a domain controller, you may receive an error message when you add domain users to the cluster file share
834826 - You receive a The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted message when you try to use Cluster.exe wi
838623 - TechNet Support WebCast Renaming domains when Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 is in the Active Directory
840192 - Requirements for configuring clustering in Virtual Server 2005
843612 - Your application receives the STATUS_IO_DEVICE_ERROR error flag when it calls an IOCTL function in Windows Server 2003
867520 - You cannot start the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) service on your Windows 2000 Server-based computer t
870656 - FIX The Notification Services components remain in the Enable Pending status on a Windows cluster
871111 - Events are logged in the system event log, and you cannot bring a network resource online by using Cluster Administrator in Win
872790 - You cannot connect to a cluster file share resource in Windows 2000 Server
872970 - The quorum log file becomes corrupted in your Windows 2000 Advanced Server-based cluster environment
873024 - You receive a System error 1315 error message when you try to change the Cluster Service account password by using the Cluste
875429 - You receive a System error 1355 has occurred (0x0000054b) error message when you use Cluster.exe to change the Cluster Servic
875524 - The Diskpart utility or the Cluster Administrator may take many seconds to process a task on a computer that is running Windows
883397 - How to set the Cluster service dependency in a pure iSCSI clustering environment in Windows 2000 and in Windows Server 2003
883398 - Cluster Services does not work correctly in a Windows Server 2003 SP1-based cluster that has the Internet Connection Firewall e
883654 - Cluster Resource Monitor leaks memory when it queries network name resource properties
884743 - The Parameters tab does not appear in the Properties dialog box when you view the properties of a custom resource type in a Win
885688 - Event ID 57 and event ID 55 may be logged when you use Windows Cluster on Windows Server 2003
885867 - Cluster services may stop when you use the cluster command to change the Cluster service account password on a Windows Server
886569 - How to add a registry value to a Windows Server 2003-based computer that you start from a SAN so that the startup disk, the pag
886652 - A network name resource does not come online in a Windows Server 2003 server cluster
886702 - You receive an error 258 in the cluster log file on a Windows Server 2003-based server cluster
886800 - A disk signature is unexpectedly changed on a Windows Server 2003 clustered physical disk resource
886807 - Shared disks are missing or are marked as Failed when you create a server cluster in Windows Server 2003
887017 - Requirements to consider when you use a backup solution with Windows server clusters
887415 - Users intermittently receive a The network path was not found error when they try to access a shared resource on a Windows 20
888025 - The quorum disk could not be located error message when you run the Windows Server 2003 Cluster Setup Wizard on a Windows Ser
888160 - Cluster is formed by using a local quorum resource after a cluster setup failure in Windows Server 2003
888200 - Event ID 1080 is repeatedly logged on your Windows 2000 Advanced Server-based computer that is part of a server cluster
888374 - Server cluster support for Windows Storage Server 2003 network attached storage devices
888607 - A Windows 2000-based cluster node may crash when you manage a server cluster by using certain Symantec storage products
890549 - You cannot format a shared cluster hard disk volume, and you receive The format did not complete successfully error message i
890634 - +You cannot bring a Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator resource online after you create it on a Windows Server 2003-b
890761 - You receive an Error 0x8007042b error message when you add or join a node to a cluster if you use NTLM version 2 in Windows S
891597 - How to apply more restrictive security settings on a Windows Server 2003-based cluster server
891754 - Information about rolling upgrade support with NFS components on Windows 2000-based clusters and on Windows Server 2003-based c
892422 - Overview of event ID 1123 and event ID 1122 logging in Windows 2000-based and Windows Server 2003-based server clusters
894394 - A program that calls the ClusterResourceControl function may run slowly on a Windows Server 2003 cluster-based computer
895090 - Recommended hotfixes for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4-based server clusters
895092 - Recommended hotfixes for Windows Server 2003-based server clusters

898790 - Volume mount points on disks in a server cluster may intermittently become unavailable after you install Windows Server 2003 Se

899426 - FIX The MSDTC service does not start in a stand-alone cluster after you install Windows Server 2003 with SP1

900216 - The clustered MSDTC resource fails when you change the PDS Emulator operations master role to a different node in the cluster o

901042 - Event log entries appear to be missing information after you enable or disable maintenance mode for a cluster physical disk res

903223 - The cluster group of Microsoft Cluster Service may not fail over if the Shutvol.sys driver is installed in Windows Server 2003

 

Majority Node Set (MNS) (top)

Geographically Dispersed Clusters in Windows Server 2003

Majority Node Set support in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 clusters

Quorums in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Clusters

Server Clusters Majority Node Sets (a.k.a. Quorum of Nodes)

 

280743 - Windows clustering and geographically separate sites

813554 - MNS Entries in the Cluster Log File Have an INFO Level Even if They Are Errors

823147 - Majority node set clusters stop running on your Windows Server 2003-based network

838612 - TechNet Support WebCast Majority Node Set support in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 clusters

 

Network Load Balancing (NLB) (top)

Download details NLB Troubleshooting Overview for Windows® Server 2003

Kerberos authentication for load balanced web sites

Network Load Balancing Frequently Asked Questions for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003

Network Load Balancing Technical Overview

NLB Command line syntax

NLB & Terminal Services

NLB Troubleshooting Overview for Windows Server 2003

Session Directory and Load Balancing Using Terminal Server

Windows Network Load Balancing Configuration - Best Practices

 

193601 - Registry Parameters for Windows NT Load Balancing Service

193602 - Configuration options for WLBS hosts connected to layer 2 switches

197992 - How to Configure WLBS Using a Single Network Interface Card

223157 - Integrating WLBS and MSCS

229064 - Load Balancing may not work correctly with IP fragmentation in Windows Server 2003, in Windows 2000, and in Windows NT

232000 - How to Configure WLBS with Multiple Virtual IP Addresses

232190 - Description of Network Load Balancing Features

234151 - WLBS Does Not Detect Program or Service Problems

235305 - Interoperability between MSCS and NLB

238219 - How NLB Hosts Converge When Connected to a Layer 2 Switch

238747 - Windows Load Balancing Service Does Not Work on Token Ring

240997 - Configuring Network Load Balancing

242242 - Using the WLBS QUERY Command to Determine the State of an WLBS-NLB Cluster

242248 - Using crossover cable causes load balancing not to work

243523 - Using Terminal Server with Windows Load Balancing Service

247297 - Network Load Balancing Connection to a Virtual IP Address Not Made Across a Switch

247712 - Wlbs.exe Generates Incorrect Information on Cluster Status

247719 - Windows Load Balancing Service Writes Multiple Duplicate Event Log Messages

256124 - HOW TO Configure an IP Address for NLB with One Network Adapter

256910 - IP Address Assignment for NLB with Multiple Network Adapters

261957 - Network Load Balancing Temporarily Fails in a Switched Environment

278431 - Using teaming adapters with network load balancing may cause network problems

303608 - HOW TO Configure Network Load Balancing Parameters in Windows 2000

303817 - HOW TO Set Up TCP-IP for Network Load Balancing in Windows 2000

303751 - HOW TO Install Network Load Balancing Service That Was Previously Uninstalled in Windows 2000

303765 - HOW TO Perform Advanced Network Load Balancing Procedures in Windows 2000

323431 - How To Set Up TCP-IP for Network Load Balancing in Windows Server 2003

323437 - HOW TO Configure Network Load Balancing Parameters in Windows Server 2003

324814 - Support WebCast Microsoft Windows Terminal Services How to Configure Network Load Balancing

324963 - Support WebCast Network Load Balancing in Microsoft Windows 2000

810589 - Support WebCast Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services New Features

812870 - Network Load Balancing cluster node does not successfully converge

870708 - The MicrosoftNLB_ClusterSettingLoadAllSettings method does not read modifications to the UnicastInterHostCommSupport registry

873288 - What to consider when you configure file share resources with a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster on Windows Server 2003

892782 - You cannot use Nlbmgr.exe to create an NLB cluster on a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003

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