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MSCS Roundup

MSCS Roundup

This article links to all the useful resources I have found that relate to Microsoft 2003 Failover Clustering.



MSCS Terminology

This article defines MSCS terminology:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757640.aspx



Server 2003 Cluster Models

There are 3 Cluster Models with Windows Server 2003.


Model 1: Single Node Cluster


In short, this Cluster Model would most likely only be used for testing.

Model 2: Single Quorum Cluster


Standard, Active/Failover (or Active/Active) Cluster.
What most people thing about when they think of MSCS Clustering.


Model 3: Majority Node Set


Not common
Most likely used only by software designed for this type of cluster.


Model 4: [NEW] Majority Node Set (with a Witness)


See this KB for more information:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921181


Additional Information

This article explains the models in greater detail:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc739522.aspx


Server 2008 Cluster Models

Cluster Models in Server 2008 have changed from Server 2003. A full discussion is beyond the scope of this post, but here is a link that discusses them further:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc672627.aspx


Deploying a Single Quorum Cluster

This is the best guide I have ever found:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=A5BBB021-0760-48F3-A53B-0351FC3337A1&displaylang=en



Installing SQL Server 2005 into a Failover Cluster

This article isn't very good, but it is the Authoritative document:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=818234dc-a17b-4f09-b282-c6830fead499&displaylang=en



Installing IIS into a Failover Cluster

Here are the best articles I have found:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887417
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/248025



Clustering Other Things

Instructions about how cluster other services:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757729.aspx

Published Nov 10 2008, 04:23 PM by mike.clarke
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Hi, i need to build a cluster solution to a server with tomcat, i have two servers with ESX 4 and I am thinking to build a Cluster with MSCS with one node on each ESX with a shared disk in a SAN. I can not find any Doc about Tomcat and MCSC, i think tomcat is clusteraware but with some java app. not with MSCS. how can i cluser with MSCS? as a Generic Service?

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