New clustering documents: AD, HyperV, Core and more!

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Hi All, 

We have recently published some new documentation and related resources which you may find helpful. The new items are listed both here and in their appropriate sections:

New:

· Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Microsoft Official Curriculum course:
Course 6423A: Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Clustering

· Failover Clustering and Active Directory Configuration Step-by-Step Guide: https://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2008/en/library/9965eec5-2500-4038-b4e8-ae1dfb7d9ec91033.mspx

· Step-by-Step Guide for Testing Hyper-V and Failover Clustering: https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3dcd828712-8d1e-45d1-a290-7edadf1e4e9c%26DisplayLang%3den

· Getting Started with Hyper-V Step-by-Step: https://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2008/en/library/c513e254-adf1-400e-8fcb-c1aec8a029311033.mspx#BKMK_step3

· Core Step-by-Step (Windows Server 2008):

o https://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/47a23a74-e13c-46de-8d30-ad0afb1eaffc1033.mspx

o https://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/78d9d3e1-5ecb-4a01-8fe1-5fcf69e26fee1033.mspx

· Remote Server Administration Tools (makes configuration of Server Core much more straightforward):

o https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9FF6E897-23CE-4A36-B7FC-D52065DE9960&displaylang=en

Failover Clustering (WSFC) Resources:

· Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering

· MSDN Windows Clustering

· Sample Scripts for Managing Failover Clusters

· Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Microsoft Official Curriculum course: Course 6423A: Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Clustering

Network Load Balancing (NLB) Clustering Resources:

· Installed Help for Network Load Balancing

·  Network Load Balancing Deployment Guide

·  Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring Network Load Balancing with Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008

· Troubleshooting for System Event Messages Related to NLB Cluster

Groups:

· Windows Server 2008 Clustering TechNet Forum

· Discussion in Windows Server Clustering Newsgroup

TechNet Guides:

· Failover Cluster Quorum Configuration Step-by-Step Guide

· Installed Help for Failover Clusters

· Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008

·  Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node Print Server Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008

· Step-by-Step Guide for Migrating Settings from a Cluster Running Windows Server 2003 to a Cluster Running Windows Server 2008

· Troubleshooting for System Event Messages Related to Failover Clustering

· Validating Hardware for a Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008: Step-by-Step

· What's New in Failover Clusters in Windows Server 2008

· Failover Clustering and Active Directory Configuration Step-by-Step Guide

· Step-by-Step Guide for Testing Hyper-V and Failover Clustering

· Getting Started with Hyper-V Step-by-Step Guide

· Core Installation Step-by-Step

· Core Step-by-Step

· Remote Server Administration Tools (makes configuration of Server Core much more straightforward)

Hyper-V and Failover Clustering:

· Step-by-Step Guide for Testing Hyper-V and Failover Clustering

· Getting Started with Hyper-V Step-by-Step Guide

Multi-Site Clustering:

Note: This has been referred to as geographically dispersed clustering in the past. In Windows Server 2008 and onwards, this will be called multi-site clustering and you should search with this name.

· Data Replication in Multi-Site Clusters (2003)

· Design Requirements for Multi-Site Clusters (2003)

· Designing a Multi-Site Cluster (2003)

· Multi-Site Clusters (2003)

· Windows Server 2008 Multi-Site Clustering

Clustering with Core:

· Core Installation Step-by-Step

· Core Step-by-Step

· Remote Server Administration Tools (makes configuration of Server Core much more straightforward)

Whitepapers:

· Failover Clustering Datasheet

· Microsoft High Availability Strategy

· Overview of Failover Clustering with Windows Server 2008

· Quick Migration with Hyper-V

· Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Architecture Overview

· Windows Server 2008 Multi-Site Clustering

Webcasts:

· Clustering Webcasts Home

· Build High-Availability Infrastructures with Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering (Level 300)

· Cluster Validation in Windows Server "Longhorn" (Level 300)

· Failover Clustering 101 (Level 300)

· Failover Clustering and Quorum in Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Storage (Level 300)

· Geographically Dispersed Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (Level 300)

· High Availability with Hyper-V (Level 300)

· Prepare Yourself for Windows Server 2008 (Part 5 of 8): New File Server Features (Level 200)

· Top 10 Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Enhancements over Windows Server 2003 Clustering, Based on Best Practices (Level 300)

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