Mastering Windows Server 2016

Clustering improvements in Windows Server 2016

Now that we understand what clustering is and have gotten our hands dirty by walking through the process of building our initial cluster, let's review some of the parts and pieces working with clustering that are brand new or improved in the Windows Server 2016 operating system.

Multi-Site clustering

Can I configure failover clustering across subnets? In other words, if I have a primary datacenter, and I also rent space from a CoLo down the road, or I have another datacenter across the country—are there options for me to set up clustering between nodes that are physically separate? There's a quick, easy answer here. Yes, failover clustering doesn't care! Just as easily as if those server nodes were ...