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Windows 2000 Cluster Planning Task List

The Windows 2000 Cluster Planning Task List in Table 18.3 is a reference list of important task information in this chapter that you can use to help you create an Application and Service Availability strategy for your organization.

Table   18.3 Windows   2000 Cluster Planning Task List

Task

Location in Chapter

Assemble the Clustering Planning team.

Determining Availability Strategies

Identify specific high-availability needs for applications and services.

Determining Availability Strategies

Determine your clustering requirements.

Determining Availability Strategies

Determine which applications to use with Network Load Balancing.

Planning for Network Load Balancing

Use Network Load Balancing to deploy Terminal Server clusters.

Planning for Network Load Balancing

Configure Network Load Balancing Clusters for Servers running IIS/ASP and COM+ Applications.

Planning for Network Load Balancing

Identify network risks.

Planning for Network Load Balancing

Perform capacity planning for Network Load Balancing.

Planning for Network Load Balancing

Determine server capacity requirements.

Planning for Network Load Balancing

Optimize Network Load Balancing clusters.

Planning for Network Load Balancing

Choose applications to run on a server cluster.

Planning for Cluster Service

Identify network risks.

Planning for Cluster Service

Determine failover and failback policies for resource groups.

Planning for Cluster Service

Choose a server role.

Planning for Cluster Service

Choose a cluster model.

Planning for Cluster Service

Perform capacity planning for Cluster service.

Planning for Cluster Service

Choose tools to help you automate the deployment of Cluster service.

Planning for Cluster Service

Optimize your clusters.

Optimizing Your Clusters

Plan for fault-tolerant disks.

Planning for Fault-Tolerant Disks

Test server capacity.

Testing Server Capacity

Plan a backup and recovery strategy.

Planning a Cluster Backup and Recovery Strategy