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’ or ‘stretched’ 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)

Thanks,

Symon Perriman

Program Manager

Clustering & HA