Introduction
This three-day instructor-led
course on Windows Server 2008 clustering provides students with the
knowledge and skills to implement, maintain, and troubleshoot clusters.
Audience
This course is intended for IT
professional technology specialists who are responsible for using
clustering technologies to implement and maintain high-availability
solutions.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
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Experience with network load balancing
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Basic knowledge of clustering theory
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Experience in an enterprise environment
managing applications and network topologies
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Basic troubleshooting skills
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In addition, students who attend this training should
have technical knowledge equivalent to the following courses:
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6420A: Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008
Network Infrastructure and Application Platform
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6421A: Configuring and Troubleshooting a
Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
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At Course Completion
After completing this course,
students will be able to implement, maintain, and troubleshoot clusters
in their enterprise environment.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to
Clusters
This module describes cluster concepts and
functionality.
Lessons
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Overview of Clusters
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Benefits of Using Clusters
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Overview of the Windows Server 2008
High-Availability Solutions
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Lab : Identifying Windows Server 2008
High-Availability Solutions
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Exercise 1: Identifying solutions for Web
servers
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Exercise 2: Identifying solutions for
database servers
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Exercise 3: Identifying complex solutions
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe clusters.
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Describe the benefits of deploying a
clustered solution.
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Outline the Windows Server 2008
high-availability solutions.
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Module 2: Introduction to
Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters
This module describes key features and functionality
of the Windows Server 2008 failover clusters.
Lessons
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Overview of Windows Server 2008 Failover
Clusters
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Key Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster
Features
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Overview of the Windows Server 2008 Quorum
Models
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Lab : Identifying Windows Server 2008 Clustering
Solutions
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Exercise 1: Identifying clustered scenarios
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe the Windows Server 2008 failover
cluster terminology and concepts.
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Briefly describe key features in Windows
Server 2008 failover clusters.
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Identify Windows Server 2008 failover cluster
quorum modes.
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Module 3: Preparing to Install
a Failover Cluster
This module describes the prerequisites to install a
Windows failover cluster.
Lessons
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Overview of Requirements for Installing a
Failover Cluster
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Planning the Failover Cluster Implementation
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Installing the Failover Clustering Feature
and Validating the Cluster Configuration
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Installing the Failover Cluster on Windows
Server 2008 Server Core
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Lab: Preparing for a Cluster Installation
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Exercise 1: Installing the Failover
Clustering feature
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Exercise 2: Validating the failover cluster
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Outline failover cluster requirements.
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Describe the planning required to deploy a
Windows failover cluster.
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Install the Failover Clustering feature and
verify requirements.
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Install the Failover Cluster on Windows
Server 2008 Server Core.
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Module 4: Overview of Failover
Cluster Storage Requirements
This module describes storage fundamentals, and how to
plan and implement storage solutions for failover clusters.
Lessons
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Overview of Storage Technologies
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Introduction to Storage Area Networks
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Planning a Storage Solution for Failover
Clusters
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Configuring an iSCSI Storage Connection
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Lab: Identifying SAN Components
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Exercise 1: Identifying Fibre Channel SAN
components
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Exercise 2: Configuring iSCSI storage
connections
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe storage technologies.
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Define Storage Area Networks.
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Plan a storage solution for failover
clusters.
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Describe the process to configure an Internet
SCSI (iSCSI) storage connection.
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Module 5: Configuring a
Failover Cluster
This module describes how to install and manage a
failover cluster.
Lessons
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Creating a New Failover Cluster
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Managing a Failover Cluster
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Verifying Failover Functionality
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Lab: Creating and Administering a Cluster
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Exercise 1: Creating a cluster
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Exercise 2: Managing a failover cluster
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Create a new failover cluster.
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Manage a failover cluster.
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Test failover functionality.
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Module 6: Configuring Cluster
Resources and Server Roles
This module describes how to configure cluster
resources and cluster common Windows Server roles and applications.
Lessons
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Configuring Cluster Resources
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Implementing Failover Clusters for Server
Roles Using Failover Cluster Management
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Clustering Server Roles Using Windows Server
Core
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Lab: Clustering Server Roles and Features
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Exercise 1: Clustering the print services
role using Failover Cluster Management
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Exercise 2: Configuring cluster resources
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Exercise 3: Clustering the file services role
on Windows Server Core
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Configure cluster resources.
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Implement failover clusters for server roles
using Failover Cluster Management.
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Describe how to cluster common server roles
using Windows Server Core.
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Module 7: Maintaining Microsoft
Failover Clusters
This module describes how to maintain and troubleshoot
failover clusters.
Lessons
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Monitoring Failover Clusters
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Backing Up and Restoring Failover Clusters
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Troubleshooting Failover Clusters
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Lab: Maintaining Failover Clusters
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Exercise 1: Monitoring failover clusters
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Exercise 2: Performing backups on a failover
cluster
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Exercise 3: Performing an authoritative
restore on a failover cluster
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Monitor failover clusters.
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Back up and restore failover clusters.
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Troubleshoot failover clusters.
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Module 8: Implementing
Multi-Site Clusters
This module describes multi-site clusters and the
challenges that they present. In addition, this module describes how to
implement a multi-site cluster using Windows Server 2008.
Lessons
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Overview of Multi-Site Clusters
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Implementing Multi-Site Clusters Using
Windows Server 2008
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Define the use and challenges of multi-site
clusters.
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Describe how to implement multi-site clusters
using Windows Server 2008.
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Module 9: Implementing Network
Load Balancing Clusters
This module describes how to install and maintain
Network Load Balancing (NLB) clusters.
Lessons
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Overview of Network Load Balancing Clusters
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Configuring a Network Load Balancing Cluster
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Maintaining a Network Load Balancing Cluster
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Lab: Implementing an NLB cluster
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Exercise 1: Preparing the NLB cluster nodes
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Exercise 2: Configuring an NLB failover
cluster
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe how NLB clusters works.
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Configure an NLB cluster.
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Maintain an NLB cluster.
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