Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Clustering
Course # 6423
Course Starts On: Call for Details
Length of the Course: 3 Days
Price: $1,575 – Click Here to Pre Register
Course Description
This three-day instructor-led course on Windows Server 2008 clustering provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, maintain, and troubleshoot clusters.
Course Objectives:
After completing this course, students will be able to implement, maintain, and troubleshoot clusters in their enterprise environment.
Course Audience:
This course is intended for IT professional technology specialists who are responsible for using clustering technologies to implement and maintain high-availability solutions.
Course PreRequisites:
Before attending this course, students must have:
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Experience with network load balancing
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Basic knowledge of clustering theory
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Experience in an enterprise environment managing applications and network topologies
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Basic troubleshooting skills
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In addition, students who attend this training should have technical knowledge equivalent to the following courses:
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6420A: Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application Platform
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6421A: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
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Course Outline:
Module 1: Introduction to Clusters
This module describes cluster concepts and functionality.
Lessons
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Overview of Clusters
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Benefits of Using Clusters
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Overview of the Windows Server 2008 High-Availability Solutions
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Lab : Identifying Windows Server 2008 High-Availability Solutions
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Exercise 1: Identifying solutions for Web servers
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Exercise 2: Identifying solutions for database servers
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Exercise 3: Identifying complex solutions
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Describe clusters.
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Describe the benefits of deploying a clustered solution.
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Outline the Windows Server 2008 high-availability solutions.
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Module 2: Introduction to Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters
This module describes key features and functionality of the Windows Server 2008 failover clusters.
Lessons
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Overview of Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters
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Key Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Features
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Overview of the Windows Server 2008 Quorum Models
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Lab : Identifying Windows Server 2008 Clustering Solutions
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Exercise 1: Identifying clustered scenarios
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Describe the Windows Server 2008 failover cluster terminology and concepts.
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Briefly describe key features in Windows Server 2008 failover clusters.
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Identify Windows Server 2008 failover cluster quorum modes.
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Module 3: Preparing to Install a Failover Cluster
This module describes the prerequisites to install a Windows failover cluster.
Lessons
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Overview of Requirements for Installing a Failover Cluster
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Planning the Failover Cluster Implementation
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Installing the Failover Clustering Feature and Validating the Cluster Configuration
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Installing the Failover Cluster on Windows Server 2008 Server Core
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Lab: Preparing for a Cluster Installation
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Exercise 1: Installing the Failover Clustering feature
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Exercise 2: Validating the failover cluster
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Outline failover cluster requirements.
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Describe the planning required to deploy a Windows failover cluster.
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Install the Failover Clustering feature and verify requirements.
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Install the Failover Cluster on Windows Server 2008 Server Core.
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Module 4: Overview of Failover Cluster Storage Requirements
This module describes storage fundamentals, and how to plan and implement storage solutions for failover clusters.
Lessons
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Overview of Storage Technologies
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Introduction to Storage Area Networks
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Planning a Storage Solution for Failover Clusters
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Configuring an iSCSI Storage Connection
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Lab: Identifying SAN Components
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Exercise 1: Identifying Fibre Channel SAN components
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Exercise 2: Configuring iSCSI storage connections
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Describe storage technologies.
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Define Storage Area Networks.
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Plan a storage solution for failover clusters.
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Describe the process to configure an Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage connection.
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Module 5: Configuring a Failover Cluster
This module describes how to install and manage a failover cluster.
Lessons
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Creating a New Failover Cluster
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Managing a Failover Cluster
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Verifying Failover Functionality
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Lab: Creating and Administering a Cluster
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Exercise 1: Creating a cluster
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Exercise 2: Managing a failover cluster
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Create a new failover cluster.
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Manage a failover cluster.
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Test failover functionality.
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Module 6: Configuring Cluster Resources and Server Roles
This module describes how to configure cluster resources and cluster common Windows Server roles and applications.
Lessons
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Configuring Cluster Resources
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Implementing Failover Clusters for Server Roles Using Failover Cluster Management
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Clustering Server Roles Using Windows Server Core
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Lab: Clustering Server Roles and Features
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Exercise 1: Clustering the print services role using Failover Cluster Management
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Exercise 2: Configuring cluster resources
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Exercise 3: Clustering the file services role on Windows Server Core
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Configure cluster resources.
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Implement failover clusters for server roles using Failover Cluster Management.
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Describe how to cluster common server roles using Windows Server Core.
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Module 7: Maintaining Microsoft Failover Clusters
This module describes how to maintain and troubleshoot failover clusters.
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Monitoring Failover Clusters
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Backing Up and Restoring Failover Clusters
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Troubleshooting Failover Clusters
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Lab: Maintaining Failover Clusters
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Exercise 1: Monitoring failover clusters
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Exercise 2: Performing backups on a failover cluster
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Exercise 3: Performing an authoritative restore on a failover cluster
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Monitor failover clusters.
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Back up and restore failover clusters.
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Troubleshoot failover clusters.
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Module 8: Implementing Multi-Site Clusters
This module describes multi-site clusters and the challenges that they present. In addition, this module describes how to implement a multi-site cluster using Windows Server 2008.
Lessons
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Overview of Multi-Site Clusters
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Implementing Multi-Site Clusters Using Windows Server 2008
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Define the use and challenges of multi-site clusters.
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Describe how to implement multi-site clusters using Windows Server 2008.
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Module 9: Implementing Network Load Balancing Clusters
This module describes how to install and maintain Network Load Balancing (NLB) clusters.
Lessons
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Overview of Network Load Balancing Clusters
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Configuring a Network Load Balancing Cluster
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Maintaining a Network Load Balancing Cluster
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Lab: Implementing an NLB cluster
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Exercise 1: Preparing the NLB cluster nodes
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Exercise 2: Configuring an NLB failover cluster
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Describe how NLB clusters works.
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Configure an NLB cluster.
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Maintain an NLB cluster.
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