Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Delta Guide, Second Edition

12. Clustering

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Understanding clustering terminology

• Understanding the new Cluster Service

• Using Network Load Balancing

• Clustering Windows components

What's New

Windows Server 2003 doesn't introduce many new clustering concepts, but it does extend clustering capabilities throughout most of the Windows Server 2003 family. New clusterable applications and services are also available, making creating high-availability network services easier.

One of the most important changes to clustering is that Cluster Service is now available in three of the four Windows Server 2003 editions: Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter. Cluster Service clusters can also contain up to eight nodes, double the number in Windows 2000. Note that Standard ...