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Virtual Machine Density Flexibility in Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover...
Hi Cluster Fans, Recently Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Clustering has changed the support statement for the maximum number of Virtual Machines (VMs) that can be hosted on a failover cluster from...
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Deploying Network Load Balancing (NLB) and Virtual Machines on Windows Server...
When running NLB as a Virtual Machine (VM) guest using Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V you need to be aware of some specific configurations settings in Hyper-V host prior to configuring NLB. In...
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Scripting with Failover Clustering File Share Scopes
Hi Cluster Fans, We have recieved many questions around the difference in behavior between Windows Server 2003 MSCS and Windows Server 2008 (and R2) Failover Clustering as it relates to the file shares...
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Working with Private Properties using Cluster WMI
Hi Cluster Fans, In the forums we have noticed several people have question about how to manipulate a Cluster Object’s private properties using WMI. To work with private properties it’s important to...
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FAQ Week for NLB: Monday
Every day this week the Clustering & High-Availability is writing about some of the top questions we get about Network Load Balancing (NLB) in Windows Server 2008 R2. We hope you find these...
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FAQ Week for NLB: Tuesday
Every day this week the Clustering & High-Availability is writing about some of the top questions we get about Network Load Balancing (NLB) in Windows Server 2008 R2. We hope you find these...
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FAQ Week for NLB: Wednesday
Every day this week the Clustering & High-Availability is writing about some of the top questions we get about Network Load Balancing (NLB) in Windows Server 2008 R2. We hope you find these...
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FAQ Week for NLB: Thursday
Every day this week the Clustering & High-Availability is writing about some of the top questions we get about Network Load Balancing (NLB) in Windows Server 2008 R2. We hope you find these...
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FAQ Week for NLB: Friday
Every day this week the Clustering & High-Availability is writing about some of the top questions we get about Network Load Balancing (NLB) in Windows Server 2008 R2. We hope you find these...
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Guest Failover Clustering with VMware
This blog discusses running a Windows Server Failover Cluster (WSFC) in a virtual machine (VM) on top of a VMware host. Running a cluster in a virtualized environment is commonly referred to as...
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PowerShell for Failover Clustering: Find Clusters in a Domain
Hi Cluster Fans, Using PowerShell in Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Clustering we have made it very easy to find all the clusters within a domain. You may already know that you can use the...
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Creating a Cluster Resource DLL (Part 4): IsAlive & LooksAlive
Hi, In this series of blog posts we will help you to design, develop and debug the Resource DLL you are developing to give your application high-availability with Windows Server 2008 & 2008 R2...
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Creating a Cluster Resource DLL (Part 5): Logs
Hi, In this series of blog posts we will help you to design, develop and debug the Resource DLL you are developing to give your application high-availability with Windows Server 2008 & 2008 R2...
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What is new for NLB in Windows Server 2008R2?
In Windows Server 2008 R2 several improvements have been made to the Network Load Balancing (NLB) technology. Extended Affinity In the past, affinity was only honored for open connections when a...
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Recommended Partner Blog Posts: Mapping Cluster.exe to PowerShell, PowerShell...
Hi Cluster Fans, We wanted to let you know about some great cluster-related blog posts that Jose Barreto, a Program Manager on the File & Storage team, has recently published. Mapping Cluster.exe...
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Evaluating High-Availability (HA) vs. Fault Tolerant (FT) Solutions
When evaluating how to increase availability and reduce downtime for your deployments, solutions can commonly be categorized as either a 'High Availability' solution or a 'Fault Tolerant' solution. In...
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Clustering & High-Availability at TechEd Europe
Hi Cluster Fans, In a few weeks the cluster team will be presenting at TechEd Europe from November 8-12 in Berlin, Germany. Additionally, several partner teams and Cluster MVPs will also be...
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Trouble Connecting to Cluster Nodes? Check WMI!
Hi Cluster Fans, One of the more frequent cluster network connection issues we see happens when the cluster cannot use WMI. WMI is Windows Management Instrumentation, which is an interface through...
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Changing Clustered IP Addresses & Configuring a DHCP or WINS Cluster
Hi Cluster Fans, In Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 we have simplified how easy it is to create and use a Failover Cluster. For example, if we detect you are using DHCP in your...
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Clustered File Servers and the Remote Volume Management Firewall Setting
Hi Cluster Fans, A common mistake when creating clustered file is not opening the appropriate firewall setting, Remote Volume Management. This can cause the file server to give errors for various...
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