Book description
This is the definitive resource for every network administrator, consultant, and architect who needs to maximize availability, scalability, and performance in Windows server environments.
Drawing on two decades of Windows server experience, Jeffrey Shapiro and Marcin Policht have written the most realistic, comprehensive, and independent Windows high availability guide ever published. One step at, a time, they help you plan, implement, and manage clustering, load balancing, fault tolerance, SQL Server, Exchange Server, and much more. Along the way, they address crucial high availability topics that are virtually ignored by most books, such as disaster recovery, performance monitoring, and operations management.
Shapiro and Policht offer a clear, concise roadmap for keeping Windows servers running 24x7 and delivering on even the most challenging service-level agreements. They provide real-world case studies and easy-to-use instructions designed to help readers make better decisions more rapidly.
Coverage includes
Building the foundations for a highly available Active Directory and network architecture
Selecting and integrating high-performance hardware, storage, and networks
Installing and configuring Windows Clustering Services for both scale-out and failover
Leveraging the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) and Microsoft Systems Architecture (MSA)
Delivering high-performance, high availability file- and print-server solutions
Using clustering to maximize SQL Server and Exchange Server availability
Restoring failed servers: best practices and step-by-step techniques for recovering from downtime or disaster
Deploying Network Load Balancing (NLB) IIS and application servers
Administering Windows Server 2003 high-performance systems—including performance monitoring and alerts with Microsoft Operations Manager
Avoiding the pitfalls associated with Windows high availability solutions
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Table of contents
- Copyright
- Microsoft Windows Server System Series
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Preface
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I. High-Performance Windows Computing
- 1. The World of High-Performance, High Availability Windows Computing
- 2. Choosing High-Performance Hardware
- 3. Storage for Highly Available Systems
- 4. Highly Available Networks
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5. Preparing the Platform for a High-Performance Network
- Introduction
- Architecting Primer
- Active Directory Services, Logical Architecture
- Forest Plan for Highly Available Systems
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Domain Namespace
- External DNS Domain Name
- Domain Controllers (DCs)
- Multi-Master Operations (Global Catalogs)
- Single Master Operations (FSMO Roles)
- Schema Master
- Domain Naming Master
- RID (Relative Identifier) Master
- Primary Domain Controller Emulator
- Infrastructure Master
- Miscellaneous Roles for Domain Controllers
- Preferred Group Policy Administration Domain Controller (GPDC)
- Time Service
- Organizational Units
- Group Policy Backgrounder
- Password Policy
- Event Log
- Group Policy Objects for Cluster Servers
- Active Directory Physical Architecture
- AD Integrated DDNS (Dynamic DNS)
- WINS
- DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
- Naming Conventions
- Time-Out
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6. Building the Foundations for a Highly Available Architecture
- Introduction
- Windows Clustering 101
- Forest Creation Process
- Installation
- Installation of Root Domain
- Quality Assurance
- Forest Preparation, DNS, and Exchange
- Installation of Bridgehead Servers and the Child Domain
- Installing DHCP and WINS Services
- Patching and Updating Domain Controllers
- Exchange Domain Preparation
- Creation of Initial Service and Administration Resources
- Clustering
- Time-Out
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II. Building High Availability Windows Server 2003 Solutions
- 7. High-Performance Print-Server Solutions
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8. High-Performance File-Server Solutions
- Introduction
- Scale-Out Versus Scale-Up with File Servers
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Design
- Develop Lab Systems
- Configure Hardware
- Configure 2-Node Cluster Services
- Deploy Standard File System Configuration
- Define and Implement Backup/Restore Procedures
- Create a File Server Security Plan
- Configure Root of a Domain DFS
- Set Up File Server Administration Tools
- Define and Implement File Server Antivirus Strategy
- General Configuration
- Configuration for File Server Clusters
- Installation
- High Availability Using Replication and Domain DFS
- Time-Out
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9. High Availability, High-Performance SQL Server Solutions
- Introduction
- Scale-Out Versus Scale-Up with Microsoft SQL Server
- Design
- Failover for SQL Server
- SQL Server Cluster Design Specs
- Clustering SQL Server
- High Availability, High-Performance Notes
- Configuration and Planning
- The Role of Replication
- Disaster Recovery
- HA for Analysis Services (OLAP)
- Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and Best Practices
- Time-Out
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10. High Availability, High-Performance Exchange
- Introduction
- Scale-Out Versus Scale-Up with Microsoft Exchange
- Design
- Exchange Permissions in the Clustering Architecture
- Getting Started with Exchange 2003 Clustering
- Time-Out
- 11. Load Balancing
- 12. Internet Information Server
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13. Looking for Trouble: Setting up Performance Monitoring and Alerts
- Introduction
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Understanding the Windows Server 2003 Monitoring Systems
- Event Viewer
- Exploring System and Performance Monitoring Objects
- Rate and Throughput
- Understanding the Work Queue
- Response Time
- How Performance Objects Work
- System Monitoring Tools
- Working with the Performance Console and the System Monitor
- How to Use System Monitor
- Performance Logs and Alerts
- Using Logs and Alerts
- Monitoring the Servers
- Monitoring for Bottlenecks
- Understanding Your Server’s Workload
- Performance Monitoring Tips
- Microsoft Operations Manager
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MOM Rapid Fire Deployment
- Verifying Software and Hardware Requirements
- MOM Service Accounts
- MOM Database Sizing
- Design
- SQL Server Notes
- Installing MOM Databases
- Installing the First Management Server
- Installing the MOM Administrator and MOM Operator Consoles
- Discovering Computers and Deploying Agents
- Agent Failover
- Installing System Center 2005 Reporting
- Importing MOM 2005 Management Packs
- Management Pack Management
- Time-Out
Product information
- Title: Building High Availability Windows Server™ 2003 Solutions
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2004
- Publisher(s): Addison-Wesley Professional
- ISBN: 0321228782
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