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- Windows Server 2003 Clustering: New Features
- This Support WebCast will discuss the new features of the server cluster technologies formerly Microsoft Cluster Service or MSCS that are included in Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Clustering, Microsoft Corp., Server Cluster, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Webcasts
- Server Clustering Is Tailor-Made for Burlington Coat Factory
- Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a U.S. retail chain offering high-quality merchandise at prices up to 60 percent less than competitors. A retailer needs to migrate 40 Oracle-based applications from a proprietary UNIX platform to a lower-cost, highly scalable, available, flexible and manageable IT infrastructure using Intel architecture-based servers...
- Tags: PolyServe Inc., Clustering, Burlington Coat Factory, Server Cluster, Intel Architecture, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies
- HP Server Cluster Meets the High Demands of Oil Exploration Simulations
- Total is the fourth largest oil and gas company in the world and its researchers at Total E&P UK in Scotland are constantly seeking and evaluating new fields in the North Sea. Computer simulation plays a key role but these simulations have huge appetites for processing power. To meet these...
- Tags: HP Server, Hewlett-Packard Co., High-performance, Server Cluster, HP Server Cluster, Leadership, Servers, Management, Hardware
- Case studies
- Feedback-Based Scheduling for Back-End Databases in Shared Dynamic Content Server Clusters
- This paper introduces a self-configuring architecture for scaling the database tier of dynamic content web servers. The authors use a unified approach to load and fault management based on dynamic data replication and feedback-based scheduling. While replication provides scaling and high availability, feedback scheduling dynamically allocates tasks to commodity databases...
- Tags: Feedback, University Of Toronto, Server Cluster, Storage, Databases, Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers
- Server Cluster Based on Intel Architecture Meets Tsinghua University's Requirements
- Tsinghua University is a leading research-oriented university in China with world fame. Its High Performance Computing Institute, consisting of scholars, teachers and students from a variety of fields, engage in research of various disciplines such as electric power system simulation, weather forecast, biology informatics and data mining. Performance is critical...
- Tags: Performance, Biology, Intel Itanium 2, Tsinghua University, Server, Intel Corp., Server Cluster, Intel Architecture, 64-Bit, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Case studies
- HGK Manages Server Clustering With LEGATO Co-StandbyServer2000
- Hafen und Güterverkehr Koln AG caters for the onward transportation of these goods by rail and, thanks to LEGATO Co-StandbyServer2000, it can rely on 24x7 availability from its server. Whether planning routes or managing freight movements, without the software and access to the servers at the data centre, operations would...
- Tags: Legato, Clustering, EMC Corp., Server Cluster, HGK, Network Installation, Transportation, Storage, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies
- Cisco HPC Case Study: National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Builds Oil and Gas Seismic Exploration Cluster
- The National Center for Supercomputing Applications NCSA has earned and maintains an international reputation in high-performance computing, networking, storage, data mining, and scientific visualization. To build a flexible and powerful high-performance computing platform that empowers scientists and engineers in many different scientific disciplines and industries was a challenge for NCSA....
- Tags: High-performance Computing, High-performance, Cisco Systems Inc., Server Cluster, NCSA, Leadership, Servers, Management, Hardware
- Case studies
- TechNet Webcast: A Sneak Peak at the Future of Server Clustering (Level 300)
- This webcast highlights the recent functionality enhancements in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, such as SAN improvements, full iSCSI support, and key supportability fixes. Learn about the upcoming release of a new tool called the Microsoft Cluster Configuration Validation Wizard ClusPrep, which can be used to validate compatible cluster...
- Tags: Webcast, Clustering, High Availability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Server Cluster, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Digital Media, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Choosing the Correct Windows Server Clustering Solution - Level 200
- A server cluster is a group of independent servers managed as a single system for higher availability, manageability, and scalability. This presentation will cover the various types of server clustering you can implement with Windows and how to choose which type of cluster for a given applications. Also, it will...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Clustering, Server Cluster, Servers, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts
- WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus Deployment Patterns, Part 2: My First WebSphere Process Server Cluster
- This paper introduces the user to the My First Process Server Cluster design pattern, which is one of the deployment patterns described in the design guide for IBM WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus deployment patterns. The goal of this very basic pattern is to provide a deployment...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Server Cluster, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Service Bus, Enterprise Software, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2007-01-17
- Using Wasabi Storage Builder for IP-SAN With Microsoft Windows Server Cluster
- Wasabi Systems Storage Builder for IP-SAN is a complete turnkey software solution pre-installed on a bootable Compact Flash disk that enables OEMs, systems integrators, and value-added resellers to create cost-effective iSCSI storage using standard off-the-shelf hardware components. iSCSI is a protocol for connecting external storage to servers. iSCSI takes SCSI...
- Tags: iSCSI, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Server Cluster, Wasabi Systems, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Hardware
- White papers 2006-05-01
- Server clustering
- I have two identical servers (hp ML570), I want to know how to make these two server working as one server cluser?
- Tags: Servers, emad@..., server, server cluster, clustering
- Discussion threads 2007-04-04
- Explore the benefits and drawbacks of clustering SQL Server 2000
- It is advantageous to have a clustered SQL Server environment in terms of high availability; however, high availability does come with certain tradeoffs. Tim Chapman discusses the benefits and drawbacks of clustering in SQL Server 2000. A server cluster is a group of two or more physically separate...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Tim Chapman, Databases, Servers, Enterprise software, server cluster, clustering, benefit, server, failover, cluster, SQL Server Newsletter, Instance, Drawback, SAN, Node, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-10-30
- Overview of the Installation of a Microsoft Exchange Server Cluster
- This paper presents an overview of the process for creating a Microsoft Exchange Server cluster. The intent of this paper is not to explain every detailed step involved in creating an Exchange Server cluster, but rather to provide a general guide for setting up Exchange Server in a cluster environment....
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Server Cluster, IBM Corp., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Things to consider when planning server clusters
- By clustering servers on your network, you can go a long way to preserving data integrity and reliability on your network. However, wrongly designed, a server cluster can be a waste of money. Here are some considerations you need to make when designing a server cluster.Creating a server cluster is...
- Tags: Servers, Brien M. Posey MCSE, server, server cluster, database, cluster
- Technical articles 2006-11-08
- Oracle Application Server Cluster Explained: What, Why and How?
- Oracle Application Server consists of many components that can be deployed in distributed topologies. The underlying paradigm used to enable high availability for Oracle Application Server middle-tier is clustering, which unites various Oracle Application Server components in certain permutations to offer scalable and unified functionality, and redundancy should any of...
- Tags: Oracle Application Server, Oracle Corp., Application Server, Server Cluster, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Creating a Virtual Exchange Server for Exchange 2003 Clustering
- This paper shows a person the detailed steps that are necessary to create an Exchange Virtual Server for Exchange Server Clustering with Windows Server 2003. The paper begins by creating the Exchange Virtual Server which is the heart of the Exchange Cluster because this object represents the Exchange Server for...
- Tags: E-mail servers, Groupware, Servers, TechGenix, Microsoft Exchange Server, clustering, server cluster, server
- White papers 2006-08-22
- Introduction to Server Clustering
- Connecting computers together to solve problems and to share information has been a strength at Cisco for more than 20 years. Computer clusters have been used for many years primarily in high-end installations with expensive proprietary hardware. In recent years, clusters have gained popularity because of the introduction of low-cost,...
- Tags: Clustering, Cisco Systems Inc., Server Cluster, Productivity, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2004-09-01
- Creating and Configuring a Highly Available Print Server Under Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Using a Server Cluster
- This guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating and configuring a highly available print server utilizing a typical single quorum device multi-node server cluster using a shared disk on servers running the Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition operating systems. A server cluster is a...
- Tags: Print Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Server Cluster, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2004-05-06
- Deploying Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Clusters
- Windows Clustering is a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server feature that administrators can use to achieve continuous availability of server resources. This paper provides information that helps administrators understand how Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server uses Windows Clustering; plan for and create Exchange 2000 clusters; monitor the performance of Exchange 2000 clusters;...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Server Cluster, Windows Clustering, E-mail Servers, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2004-05-01
