Summary
High availability is more than just clustering. It is achieved through improved hardware, software, and processes. This chapter focused on how to configure failover clustering and Network Load Balancing (NLB) to achieve high availability and scalability.
High availability should be approached through proper hardware configuration, training, and operational discipline. Failover clustering provides a highly available base for many applications such as databases and mail servers.
These clusters require either the Enterprise or Datacenter Edition of Windows Server 2008 R2. Network load-balanced clusters are used to provide high availability and scalability for network-based applications such as VPNs and web servers. Network load-balanced ...
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