Windows 2000 Cluster Planning Task List
The Windows 2000 Cluster Planning Task List in Table 18.3 is a reference list of important task information in this chapter that you can use to help you create an Application and Service Availability strategy for your organization.
Table 18.3 Windows 2000 Cluster Planning Task List
Task |
Location in Chapter |
|---|---|
Assemble the Clustering Planning team. |
Determining Availability Strategies |
Identify specific high-availability needs for applications and services. |
Determining Availability Strategies |
Determine your clustering requirements. |
Determining Availability Strategies |
Determine which applications to use with Network Load Balancing. |
Planning for Network Load Balancing |
Use Network Load Balancing to deploy Terminal Server clusters. |
Planning for Network Load Balancing |
Configure Network Load Balancing Clusters for Servers running IIS/ASP and COM+ Applications. |
Planning for Network Load Balancing |
Identify network risks. |
Planning for Network Load Balancing |
Perform capacity planning for Network Load Balancing. |
Planning for Network Load Balancing |
Determine server capacity requirements. |
Planning for Network Load Balancing |
Optimize Network Load Balancing clusters. |
Planning for Network Load Balancing |
Choose applications to run on a server cluster. |
Planning for Cluster Service |
Identify network risks. |
Planning for Cluster Service |
Determine failover and failback policies for resource groups. |
Planning for Cluster Service |
Choose a server role. |
Planning for Cluster Service |
Choose a cluster model. |
Planning for Cluster Service |
Perform capacity planning for Cluster service. |
Planning for Cluster Service |
Choose tools to help you automate the deployment of Cluster service. |
Planning for Cluster Service |
Optimize your clusters. |
Optimizing Your Clusters |
Plan for fault-tolerant disks. |
Planning for Fault-Tolerant Disks |
Test server capacity. |
Testing Server Capacity |
Plan a backup and recovery strategy. |
Planning a Cluster Backup and Recovery Strategy |