This Exam Cram title prepares network professionals to pass the popular elective exam-- MCSE Windows 2000 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Clustering Services by Using Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server (exam 70-223). Test focused content covers the major exam objectives of Windows 2000 System requirements, Cluster Terminology, Cluster Installation, various system Managers, Cluster Communication and Administration, Resources, and Optimization and Troubleshooting. Includes the well-liked Exam Cram features of test taking strategies, hints and tips, and realistic practice questions.
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The thing about computers is, they break. That's why Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server supports clustering. And that, in turn, is why Microsoft offers the Clustering Services exam (70-223) as an elective you can take on your way to certification as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). Earn an MCSE with the clustering elective, and your chances of moving ahead at a data center where uptime is critical will likely grow. MCSE Clustering Using Advanced Server 2000 Exam Cram is meant, like all of the Exam Cram books, to serve as a last-minute review of the facts and concepts that the exam verifies. It provides outlines, quizzes, and concise reviews of key details.
A typical chapter deals with network load balancing. The authors begin by explaining the terms and general ideas associated with spreading work across many computers. They then show--with a number of screen shots but not with explicitly numbered steps--how to install and configure load-balancing services. Details, such as the well-known ports of various services, appear in tables, but it's important to read body text carefully as not all caveats and limitations are marked with special icons. Quizzes conclude each chapter, and answers are annotated (which is helpful to candidates doing review) but appear on the same page as their questions (which makes honest studying harder). --David Wall
Topics covered: The topics listed in Microsoft's specification of the scope of the MCSE Clustering Services exam (70-223), including planning, installation, load balancing, administration, and optimization.
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Diana Bartley, MCSE, MCT, MCP+I, holds an Education degree from the University of Manitoba. She has been actively involved in IT training for several years and currently works for the Entrepreneur Technology and Education Centers (ETEC) where she oversees the engineering program. Diana specializes in technical training for Windows NT and Windows 2000.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: MCSE Clustering Using Advanced Server 2000 Exam Cram (Exam: 70-223) (Paperback)
This Exam Cram does not delve deep enough into the subject matter to get you through the Windows 2000 Clustering Exam (70-223). Make no mistake, the exam this book attempts to prepare the reader for is *hard* -- you need to score a 777 to pass it, you don't get nearly as much time as you typically do on an MS exam, and the questions are primarily related to troubleshooting scenarios that one would have had to encounter in practice to understand. Some hands-on experience in a support environment and/or thorough review of all Microsoft Knowledge Base articles on clustering may be more helpful than buzzing through this study guide which I found to be loaded with honest errors (they had some really obvious ones in the practice exams) and utter bogusness (most of the optimization techniques described in Chapter 11 is inapplicable in both the real world and on the test).The only reason I am rating this book 2 stars instead of 1 is that I think it could be combined with some in-depth material from Microsoft support site for a successful study strategy. I know what some of you are thinking -- "Exam Cram is usually right on, anyone who can't pass the test with an Exam Cram doesn't have a lot of experience or didn't really read the book". To that, I've passed plenty of Microsoft exams the first time with Exam Crams only (and some real-world experience); this is the first one I've ever failed, and I've been highly-engaged with clustering on W2K with Advanced Server for over a year! Please be advised that this book will not be enough to pass 70-223.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good for people who are new to microsoft Clustering,
By Hugo Hernandez Jr "hhernandeza" (Maracaibo, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MCSE Clustering Using Advanced Server 2000 Exam Cram (Exam: 70-223) (Paperback)
It's a good book, but don't get me wrong, you need a lot of real word of experience in deploying and maintaining MS clusters. Know the hardware components, specially Fibre Channel and Scsi,also installing and configuring physical componentsand groups. So I suggest first to be familiar with this concepts, as well as the cluster.exe parameters commands and the GUI of Cluster administrator.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best.,
By "kbory" (birmingham, al United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: MCSE Clustering Using Advanced Server 2000 Exam Cram (Exam: 70-223) (Paperback)
The Exam Cram series is always a gamble. Most of them are winners; this one is a sure loser.The Exam Cram strength has always been to cover the material MS requires on test. The first few chapters provide a good introduction to clustering and then the book covers the appropriate topics. Just not in the proper depth or clarity needed to pass the test. Add to this shortcoming the constant misspellings and worthless pratices tests and you lose. Maybe this book will work if you have experience with MS Clustering and you just need to fill one or two gaps.
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