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Friday, May 09, 2008 5:54 PM

Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Microsoft Official Curriculum is out!!!!

The Windows Server Failover Clustering Product Group is proud to announce the release of the first ever Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Official Curriculum course Course 6423A: Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Clustering The course will be...
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Friday, January 11, 2008 5:16 PM

New Clustering Blog from Microsoft

Ok, it is not new, but now it gets new posts weekly. http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering/ They even mentioned this blog today http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering/archive/2008/01/10/7063069.aspx Look to it for tons of great information.
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Friday, November 30, 2007 1:36 PM

How to migrate (not upgrade) from Windows Server 2003 Server Clustering to Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering

The 2008 articles are just starting to hit the web. This one deals with migration, not upgrading. You can't upgrade to 2008 Failover Clustering. I am actually glad you can't upgrade, I really don't like that word. Here is the article: http...
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Monday, November 05, 2007 10:01 AM

114 Days until Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008...

Are you ready for another OS version? February 27 th , 2008 is the public launch date. Microsoft has a Vista sidebar gadget to help you remember the date - http://www.wedsg.com/winclient/vistasidebargadget/download.htm They seem to love this date, the...
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Thursday, October 25, 2007 3:45 PM

Exchange Server 2007 & CluAdmin/Cluster.exe Bad Things can Happen?

My good buddy Scott Schnoll attempts to clear up some confusion on when and where to use Cluster.exe/CluAdmin to move a CMS. Find his post here: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/10/22/447317.aspx Here is the comment I left: The samples you sited...
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Monday, October 15, 2007 9:41 AM

Exchange Server 2007 SCC/CCR lessons learned

This past weekend I ran into a few issues with Exchange Server 2007 and wanted to share, so anyone with them won’t have to call Microsoft PSS and go through the fun (ok, not really fun…) that I went through. Partition in Time with CCR You have a partition...
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Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:42 PM

Observations about the software industry today

Sometimes I think that the movie Conspiracy Theory should have been about the software industry today. What has become of it lately? Here is what I believe: · I believe the Anti-Virus companies write all the viruses. · I believe most software is way over...
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007 4:22 PM

Exchange Server 2007 MCP Exams – Notes from the field

I love taking Microsoft exams because I learn so much. I learn what Microsoft feels are the important product features that everyone show know. I learn different ways to do common tasks within the product, let’s face it sometime we only know as much as...
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Monday, August 27, 2007 9:53 AM

ClusterHelp dates for 2008 and Copenhagen update

Russ and I will be in Copenhagen, Denmark September 3-6, 2007 (yes just a week away) and we still have a few spots open in the course. If you would like to attend use the link the left (under ClusterHelp). I am really looking forward to it. Russ will...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007 2:25 PM

A few tips for Exchange Server 2007 SCC & CCR clustered installations

Have you tried to install Exchange Server 2007 yet? Clustering is different. First of all Exchange Virtual Servers (EVS) are gone, replaced with Clustered Mailbox Server (CMS). You now have two options for clustering, Single Copy Cluster (meaning one...
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007 7:59 AM

Tech Ed 2007 - Orlando - notes from the field

Its that time of year again. The masses gather to learn from the best, talk to the experts, network with others. This year I am not only speaking at the conference, I am also helping at the TCL Yellow Section - Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering...
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Saturday, June 02, 2007 8:53 PM

New Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Course

IF you are not coming to Tech Ed to listen to me speak about it, this is the next best thing: Course 6051: Implementing High Availability and Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 (Beta) 2 Hours of learning for a very low price.
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Friday, May 25, 2007 4:56 PM

How to create a scheduled task within a Windows 2000/2003 Cluster

You have a need to run a procedure on the active node within a cluster. This procedure needs to occur at the same time each day. This procedure needs to run only on the active node for a given group. You are not alone; this is a very common request. The...
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Monday, May 07, 2007 12:17 PM

Cluster Validation in Windows Server "Longhorn" - by Jim Teague

This session was great today and will be available online - https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032336489&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US the event code is 1032336489. Here are the Q&A that...
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Monday, May 07, 2007 10:11 AM

New Clustering Blog in Town

http://msmvps.com/blogs/jtoner/ John Toner the long time clustering and Geo-Clustering Guru has a blog now. This is truly exciting news...
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Sunday, April 29, 2007 4:00 PM

Windows Server Codename "Longhorn" Beta 3 is out

But if you want to test failover clustering.... Standard SCSI based clustering will no longer work (yes I tested it, no go). Rocket Division StarWind will be the product you want to use to test Failover Clustering. http://www.rocketdivision.com/wind.html...
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Friday, April 27, 2007 2:13 PM

How to create a fresh Windows Server 2003 SP1 without install Service Pack 2 (SP2) and still use Windows or Microsoft Update

Problems: 1) You need to install a new machine with Windows Server 2003 or R2. You are required to install SP1 because SP2 is not support by your software or hardware vendor. 2) You have a Windows Server 2003 SP1 or R2 machine that you need to update...
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Friday, April 20, 2007 12:57 PM

My Tech Ed Session time is on the web

SVR306 Top 10 Microsoft Windows Server Codename "Longhorn" Failover Clustering Enhancements over Windows Server 2003 Clustering, Based on Best Practices 6/6/2007 10:15AM-11:30AM Be the very first to learn about Windows Server codename "Longhorn" Failover...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 2:59 PM

Before you run off and install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2)...

Of course read my other blog posts on SP2, but also go and download this - Hotfix Scan Tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment . Its a simple install, then you run it by doing this: From the command prompt type: cscript c:\windows\system32...
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007 9:39 AM

Clustering terms made easy

Clusters are Highly Available and should never be considered Fault Tolerant. Highly Available = is when I come anytime my wife calls me. Fault Tolerant = Marriage. You don't want to be married to you SQL/Exchange Cluster :) You do want it around whenever...
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