Clustering Windows Server: A Road Map for Enterprise Solutions (Paperback)

by Gary Mauler (Author), Milt Beebe (Author) "Picture yourself in the early 1980s..." (more)
Key Phrases: administrative failover, cluster communication interconnect, cluster lite, Fibre Channel, Resource Monitor, Advanced Server (more...)

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Product Description
An IT decision-maker's road map to creating scalable and reliable Windows 2000 clustered systems.

Clustering Windows 2000 explains what a cluster is and what it is not. It explains the concepts and technology from the perspective of Microsoft's Windows family of operating systems. Mauler and Beebe thoroughly explore the critical interaction and integration of state-of-the-art computer hardware with these operating systems and also with third-party layered solutions. However, more than teaching technology, the book provides a unique framework by which readers can evaluate their organizations' own clustering needs. The new Cluster Configuration MatrixC presented here allows them to determine the utility of the many clustering products and solutions given their companies' specific requirements for high availability. Clustering Windows 2000 enables IT professionals to create a highly effective clustering strategy that can grow with their organizations' needs and accommodate ongoing developments in clustering technology.


This unique book is for everyone from system designers to IT managers who want a solid understanding of the optimal products and technologies they can use in creating "clusters" of computers to support truly enterprise-caliber programs.

Demystifies Windows clustering from both a hardware and software viewpointDefines clustering terminology and concepts from a vendor-neutral perspectiveProvides a matrix for evaluating the multitude of cluster technology offerings

About the Author
Fellow Engineer with Northrop Grumman. Mauler has been designing and implementing clustered systems since the early eighties.

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Digital Press; 1st edition (November 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555582532
• ISBN-13: 978-1555582531
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,252,765 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cannot Stick to a topic, June 29, 2003

By	"cntsnap" (MO) - See all my reviews

This gave almost no information about clustering windows servers. I believe that if you gathered up all of the information on Windows Cluster server out of this book you might fill a couple of pages. Most information is on technologies (Hardware) and theories. This book may also be good for someone who needs to build a budjet for the job. but as far as real world information goes.... Just another book on the shelf