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Understanding Hyper-V Virtual Machine (VM) Failover Policies
In this blog I will discuss the behavior of the failure policies for a highly available Hyper-V virtual machine running on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster. For the most part, cluster...
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Configuring IP Addresses and Dependencies for Multi-Subnet Clusters
Hi Cluster Fans, At TechEd Berlin, several customers asked about the complexity of configuring multiple IP Addresses for clusters which have nodes in different subnets, so this short guide will provide...
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Configuring IP Addresses and Dependencies for Multi-Subnet Clusters - Part II
Hi Cluster Fans, A few weeks ago I posted a blog about configuring IP Addresses with multiple subnets and got some feedback about some additional scenarios to consider. This blog post will discuss...
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Microsoft Virtualization for VMWare Professionals – Free Online Classes -...
Just one week after Microsoft Management Summit 2011 (MMS), Microsoft Learning will be hosting an exclusive three-day Jump Start class specially tailored for VMWare and Microsoft virtualization...
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Announcing Microsoft Virtualization Jump Start Training Videos!
Microsoft Learning hosted another new and exclusive Jump Start virtual training event – Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals. We are thrilled to announce availability of the HD-quality...
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Recommended Service Pack 1 Failover Cluster Hotfix
If you are upgrading a Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster to Service Pack 1, it is strongly recommended that you apply the hotfix KB 2531907. Here is the link:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2531907
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Understanding Quorum in a Failover Cluster by Symon Perriman
Note: Symon has written this article based on feedback that indicated there was confusion about Quorum configuration and Quorum models. Please let us know what you think, your feedback is very...
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Follow the Cluster Blog on your Windows 7 phone
Now you can now follow this blog on your Windows 7 phone! An RSS reader for cluster-related feeds is now available, including this cluster team blog, the cluster Technet forums, and even blogs from...
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Managing Hardware Snapshots on Failover Clusters
In this blog I will discuss how clusters identify disks and considerations of presenting a hardware snapshot of a LUN back to the same cluster. Windows Server Failover Clustering has a kernel mode...
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Configuring Network Prioritization on a Failover Cluster
Hi Cluster Fans, This blog will describe the Network Prioritization feature and how to configure it. Network Prioritization is used to designate which type of traffic should be directed through which...
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Understanding Software Options for your Datacenter Infrastructure by Symon...
Hi Cluster Fans, This blog post will help you understand the differentsoftware SKU options you have when planning for a virtualized datacenter,private cloud or any other deployment model which uses...
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Validating a Cluster with Zero Downtime
Hi Cluster Fans, As you may already know, the requirements for having a supported cluster have been significantly simplified since the release of Windows Server 2008. There is no longer a need to have...
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Announcement: Upcoming Cluster & Hyper-V Training for User Groups
Hi Cluster Fans, On Thursday, July 14th we will be giving online training to user groups about Failover Clustering & Hyper-V: Planning your Highly-Available Virtualization Environment. This event...
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Identifying Stale Cluster Computer Objects
On a Windows Server Failover Cluster for each Network Name resource there is a logical name which has a corresponding computer object (CO) created. The computer object associated with the Cluster Name...
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Configuring IP Addresses and Dependencies for Multi-Subnet Clusters - Part III
Hi Cluster Fans, This blog post will show the configuration of IP Addresses on multi-subnet clusters for the cluster’s network name, or “Client Access Point” (CAP). This is different from the IP...
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Virtualization Career Training Opportunities
Virtualization Career Training On Tuesday, October 4th Technical Evangelists Symon Perriman and Rick Claus are hosting an online conference on Virtualization Career Training with Microsoft Learning....
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Virtualization & Clustering Exam Training
On Thursday December 1st and Wednesday January 11th, Technical Evangelist Symon Perriman and Technical Instructor Philip Helsel will host an online 8-hour deep dive training event for the Microsoft...
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Free Clustering & HA Training for Hyper-V & Private Cloud
Next Tuesday, December 6th from 8am-11am PST, we are offering a free training: Failover Clustering with Hyper-V: Designing a Highly-Available Infrastructure for the Private Cloud Register here:...
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Free Online Training: Understanding Microsoft's High-Availability Solutions
Hi Cluster Fans, We recently launched the free & public Microsoft Virtual Academy (www.MicrosoftVirtualAcademy.com). This training portal offers quick and easy access to presentations, webcasts,...
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Free Private Cloud Training: Are you ready for the Microsoft Private Cloud?
On February 21 & 22 Microsoft Learning is running a 2-day virtual training event to help the world learn about the upcoming enhancements with the Creating & Managing a Private Cloud with System...
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