Clustering Web Sites Cluster service startup options - This is a list of all the available switches that can be used as startup parameters to start the Cluster service. Cluster-control commands - A list of the parameters for the wlbs.exe command program, used for administering NLB (Network Load Balancing). How to Configure Clustered IIS Virtual Servers on Windows 2000 Advanced Server (248025) - Even though Microsoft recommends using NLB and not install IIS on a Microsoft Cluster server this article describes how to configure Internet Information Server (IIS) virtual servers on Windows 2000 Advanced Server cluster nodes. How to properly restore cluster information - This article describes how to restore cluster database information on a Windows 2000 cluster. HOWTO: Set Up Windows 2000 Indexing Service as a Generic Clustered Service (292542) - The Index Server Catalogs are not dynamic and do not automatically restart when the cluster instances return. There are three methods to configure Indexing Service to dynamically restart the catalogs in a clustered environment. This article describes all three configurations. None of the configurations are supported by Microsoft. INF: Installation Order for SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition on Microsoft Cluster Server (Q243218 ) - Get the details of installing SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition on a Microsoft Cluster. The information in this article is taken from Books Online and Microsoft recommends Books Online to be the main reference when installing SQL clustering. Kerberos Support on Windows 2000-Based Server Clusters - This article describes the Kerberos authentication support for Windows 2000-based server clusters that has been added in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3). With versions of Windows 2000 earlier than SP3, the Cluster service does not publish Computer objects for virtual servers in Active Directory. This means that virtual servers authenticate only by using NTLM or NTLM version 2. With Windows 2000 SP3, you can configure virtual servers to permit clients to authenticate by using the Kerberos authentication protocol. If this is enabled, a Computer object is created for each corresponding Network Name resource. Microsoft Cluster Service Installation Resources (Q259267) - Overview with links of resources dealing with installation of the clustering service on Windows 2000 / NT 4. Lost of specific details regarding clustering of IIS, SQL, File & Print and Exchange. The Microsoft Support Policy for Server Clusters and the Hardware Compatibility List (Q309395 ) - This article describes the Microsoft support policy for server clusters and the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). It holds vital information if you think of getting into special areas such as SAN, Geographically Dispersed Clusters, and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server. Using the Win2K Cluster Service with IIS: How and why - On this site you find various information about clustering IIS, pros and cons for using NLB and MSCS and various information you should be aware of. White Papers Creating Highly Available File and Printer Shares with Windows 2000 Cluster Service - In this paper you get a good outline of the basics of setting up a file & print cluster. Includes a description of the recommended resources and groups to configure for a virtual server giving out file & print services. Geographically Dispersed Clusters in Windows Server 2003 - In this white paper you find a description of GeoClusters and the issues with regards to this. You also find a more generel discussion of some of the clustering features in Windows Server 2003. 20 pages. Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Cluster Service - This step-by-step guide provides instructions for installing Cluster service on servers running the Windows® 2000 Advanced Server and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server operating systems. The guide describes the process of installing Cluster service on cluster nodes. It is not intended to explain how to install cluster applications. Rather, it guides you through the process of installing a typical, two-node cluster itself. Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Clustering Services - Clustering on Windows Server 2003 includes some significant enhancements to Windows 2000. In this white paper you find a description of eg.: Larger cluster sizes, storage abstraction, local quorum, virtual AD computer objects, WMI support, bi-directional affinity, and much more. 23 pages. Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Networking and Access Technologies - This white paper provides a technical overview of networking and communications enhancements in Windows Server 2003. Concepts in this paper are eg. L2TP/IPSec, mobility, VPN, NAT, NLB, TCP/IP, IPv6, DHCP, DNS, WINS and IAS. 59 pages.