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