Windows Server 2008 R2 Scenario Guide for
Clustering
Please use this for guidance on all the clustering
scenarios to be tested for Windows Server 2008 R2.
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Scenario Table of Contents
Scenario 1 & 2: Deploy Clustering with multiple Hyper-V Virtual Machines running and connecting to a
single volume (CSV) or multiple volumes ..................................................................................................... 3
Scenario 3: Deploy Clustering with the File Services Role ............................................................................ 3
Scenario 4: Deploy Clustering with SQL Server 2005/2008 Installed ........................................................... 3
Scenario 5: Deploy Clustering with Exchange 2007 Installed ....................................................................... 4
Scenario 6: Deploy an NLB cluster with up to 4 nodes using IIS applications with ASP.NET session states.
Change the NLB configuration at least weekly. ............................................................................................ 4
Scenario 7: Deploy clustering hosting a clustered DFS-R server with replicates a large amount of data. ... 5
Scenario 8: Deploy Multi-Site Clustering ...................................................................................................... 5
Scenario 9: Use Powershell to administer clustering ................................................................................... 5
Scenario 10: Deploy Clustering on Server Core ............................................................................................ 6
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Scenario 1 & 2: Deploy Clustering with multiple Hyper-V Virtual
Machines running and connecting to a single volume (CSV) or multiple
volumes
NEED CONNECT URL
Step by Step
 Cluster CSV Scenario Step by Step Guide
Public References:
 Testing Hyper-V and Failover Clustering
 Getting Started with Hyper-V
 TechNet Webcast: High Availability with Hyper-V (webcast)
 TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 24 of 24): High Availability with
Hyper-V (webcast)
 TechNet Webcast: Creating Business Continuity Solutions Using Windows Virtualization
(webcast)
 Quick Migration with Hyper-V
Scenario 3: Deploy Clustering with the File Services Role
Public References
 Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster
 Creating a Clustered File Server checklist
 Create a Shared Folder in a Clustered File Server
 Prepare Yourself for Windows Server 2008 (Part 5 of 8): New File Server Features (webcast)
 How Microsoft IT Deploys Windows 2008 Clusters for File Services (webcast)
Scenario 4: Deploy Clustering with SQL Server 2005/2008 Installed
Public References
 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Failover Clustering on WS08 (webcast)
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24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Ensuring Business Continuity (webcast)
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Overview of SQL Server Availability Features and Upcoming Improvements (webcast)
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Scenario 5: Deploy Clustering with Exchange 2007 Installed
Public References
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Exchange Server 2007 Standby Continuous Replication
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Using Cluster Continuous Replication in Exchange 2007
How Microsoft IT Implemented New Storage Designs for Exchange Server 2007 (webcast)
Scenario 6: Deploy an NLB cluster with up to 4 nodes using IIS
applications with ASP.NET session states. Change the NLB configuration
at least weekly.
Public References
 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890159/en-us (KB)
 Server Core instructions:
o PowerPoint: Install the NLB feature.
o KB Article: Create/manage/destroy NLB clusters via NLB Manager remotely from
another server, or from RSAT client (admin pack) on Vista. Refer to
 SSL with NLB:
o TechNet 1
o TechNet 2
o TechNet 3
o KB Article
 Step-by-Step Guide: Configuring NLB with Terminal Services
 TechNet: NLB Deployment Guide:
o Implementing a new NLB Cluster
o Verifying the NLB Cluster and Enabling Client Access
 TechNet: Overview of NLB
 TechNet: Creating NLB Clusters
 TechNet: Managing NLB Clusters
 TechNet: Setting NLB Parameters
 TechNet: Controlling Hosts on NLB clusters
 TechNet: Troubleshooting for System Event Messages Related to NLB Cluster
 TechNet: User Interface: NLB Manager
 Upgrades:
o TechNet 1
o TechNet 2
 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 23 of 24): Failover Clustering and Network Load
Balancing (webcast)
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Scenario 7: Deploy clustering hosting a clustered DFS-R server with
replicates a large amount of data.
Download from Connect
 Step by step guide
Scenario 8: Deploy Multi-Site Clustering
Public References
 Geographically Dispersed Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (webcast)
 Multi-site Clustering Whitepaper
Scenario 9: Use Powershell to administer clustering
WSFC PowerShell:
Loading module: Add-Module FailoverClusters
Discovering commands:
Get-Module Microsoft.FailoverClusters.PowerShell.dll | %{ $_.ExportedCommands.Values }
Or (based on name of cmdlets) … Get-Command *cluster*
NLB PowerShell:
Loading module: Add-Module NetworkLoadBalancingClusters
Discovering commands:
Get-Module Microsoft.NetworkLoadBalancingClusters.PowerShell.dll | %{
$_.ExportedCommands.Values }
Or (based on name of cmdlets) … Get-Command *nlbcluster*
PowerShell Help Content:
In-box help “Get-Help” for our cmdlets in M3 doesn’t have many examples. Here is the updated M3
documentation with a around 70 examples for WSFC, and 30 for NLB.
Download from Connect
NEED CONNECT URL
 Clustering Powershell & Failover User Guide
 Clustering Powershell and NLB User Guide
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Scenario 10: Deploy Clustering on Server Core
Public References
 Remote Server Administration Tools (makes configuration of Server Core much more
straightforward)
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Step-by-Step: Server Core
TechNet installation guide
How Microsoft does IT: Enhancing High Availability with Server Core in Windows Server 2008
(webcast)
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