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Windows 2000 Clustering and Load Balancing Handbook

Windows 2000 Clustering and Load Balancing Handbook

List Price: $49.99
Your Price: $33.99
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best Book on Microsoft Win2K Clusters.
Review: I have bought several books on MS Clusters, what a waste of $$$ they were filled with theory, theory, theory , theory on admin, install and config of Ms Sql, MS Exchange.

One book had one page, that's right, one page on installing Exchange on a MS Cluster.

Bottom line you can get all the theory on any website including Microsoft, but when you have 30K worth of servers being delivered and you need to build your cluster, the last thing you want is more theory.

This book that will show you step by step how to admin, config, install a MS Cluster with Sql, Exchange, etc..

THIS BOOK IS IT .. the author does an EXCELLENT job, not only with his easy to understand writing style, but with all the
supporting images. This removes the all to common second guessing that alot of other computer books leave you with.

If you need to build, admin, config, a cluster then this is
it ..

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Tried and true in the real world
Review: I've been building clusters for a while now. This book is the bible. It provides clear, concise info on how to design and build W2K clusters. And that's what you want , right?

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great book on MS Clustering and Load Balancing.
Review: If you need to quickly understand what Windows 2000 load balancing and clustering is, this book will provide you with the information. It's written in a clear and easy to understand format, complete with the necessary illustrations to drive the key points home. By far, this is one the better technical books I've read in awhile.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great book on MS Clustering and Load Balancing.
Review: If you need to quickly understand what Windows 2000 load balancing and clustering is, this book will provide you with the information. It's written in a clear and easy to understand format, complete with the necessary illustrations to drive the key points home. By far, this is one the better technical books I've read in awhile.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Entry Level - Expected more
Review: If you've never clustered servers, this is a start. If you expect to learn in depth about geographically dispersed clusters, quorum recovery, or other such advanced topics, you won't find it here. Lot's of good ol' boy discussion, but found myself searching for the beef.

Microsoft has a SQL cluster guide on their site, and NetApp has a whitepaper on SQL clustering using their storage which is VERY descriptive. Both are free and would give you a condensed, concise version of getting started without the fluff.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent resource for NLB/clustering
Review: Microsoft`s technical articles and KB`s dont even get close to the depth and detail this book offers on the whole process that must happen when one starts considering NLB/Clustering as a solution. Right from the planning to screen shots of configuring hardware, this book is a complete and excellent hands-on resource!!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Not a book for advance NT/2000 Admins
Review: The theory part of the book is very basic. IP addressing, DNS, and other Windows NT/2000 essentials were discussed as if the reader is just starting to learn NT/2000. I was hoping to see some "Best Practices", Performance Tuning, and Design Guidelines on implementing Clustering on Exchange and SQL. The Step-by-Step guide in installing and configuring Cluster Server is good though, so I gave it 2 stars.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Best book on Windows 2000 Clustering
Review: This book covers most aspects of Windows 2000 clustering. It covers SQL, Exchange, IIS, and DFS clustering. Although it provides a good overview, I felt it was lacking in details. But it is a worthwhile book to read. In fact, I think this is the best Windows 2000 clustering book out there. But this is a testament to the dearth of good literature on the subject than on the quality of this book. You can fill many of the holes with documentation from Microsoft.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A lot of screenshoots. Useful for Windows 2003 also.
Review: This book is amazing, easy to read and straight to the point. You can read it from cover to cover or just skip intro and go directly to the SQL Cluster Chapter or any other chapter you would like to read. If you can read, you'll have running a Windows cluster in a blink of an eye.

I love the SQL part. Its plenty of screenshoots and details so you won't loss yourself in the installation process. I used this chapter to build a Windows 2003 Cluster with no problem at all. The only portion that changed a little or does not apply at 100% is the initial Cluster SetUp, explained in chapter 4; the Windows2003 way is easier. The SQL Cluster Installation, chapter 7, follows the same Windows2000 steps (just be aware of Microsoft article 815431).

The Windows 2003 Cluster Administrator console does not change a lot either, so book is still relevant to this topic too.

Want to learn Windows clustering? This is the book! Highly recommended.



Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Load Balancing Servers, Firewalls, and Caches
Review: This book provides an excellent overview of the various load balancing concepts and provides sufficient background information to provide a comprehensive discussion in one volume. An excellent book on the topic of server load balancing and a must read for those interested in the subject. This work is still relevant in our fast-changing networking environment.


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