Course number HE690S

Delivery method
Instructor-led training (ILT)

Prerequisites

• Experience with network load balancing
• Basic knowledge of clustering theory
• Experience in an enterprise environment managing applications and network topologies
• Basic troubleshooting skills

Audience
This course is intended for IT professional technical specialists responsible for implementing and maintaining high availability solutions utilizing clustering technologies.

After completing this course, students will be able to implement, maintain, and troubleshoot clusters in their enterprise environment

Course outline

Module 1: Introduction to Clusters

Lessons

• Overview of Clusters
• Benefits of Using Clusters
• Overview of the Windows Server 2008 High Availability Solutions

Lab : Identifying Windows Server 2008 High Availability Solutions

• Exercise 1: Identifying solutions for Web servers
• Exercise 2: Identifying solutions for database servers
• Exercise 3: Identifying complex solutions

Module 2: Introduction to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters

• Overview of Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters
• Key Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Features
• Overview of the Windows Server 2008 Quorum Models

Lab : Identifying Windows Server 2008 Clustering Solutions

• Exercise 1: Identifying clustered scenarios

Module 3: Preparing to Install a Failover Cluster

Lessons

• Overview of Requirements for Installing a Failover Cluster
• Planning the Failover Cluster Implementation
• Installing the Failover Cluster Feature and Validating the Cluster Configuration
• Installing the Failover Cluster on Windows Server 2008 Server Core

Lab: Preparing for a Cluster Installation

• Exercise 1: Installing the failover cluster feature
• Exercise 2: Validating the failover cluster

Module 4: Overview of Failover Cluster Storage Requirements

Lessons

• Overview of Storage Technologies
• Introduction to Storage Area Networks
• Planning a Storage Solution for Failover Clusters
• Configuring an iSCSI Storage Connection

Lab: Identifying SAN Components

• Exercise 1: Identifying fibre channel SAN components
• Exercise 2: Identifying iSCSI SAN components
• Exercise 3: Configuring iSCSI storage connections

Module 5: Configuring a Failover Cluster

Lessons

• Creating a New Failover Cluster
• Managing a Failover Cluster
• Verifying Failover Functionality

Lab: Creating and Administering a Cluster

• Exercise 1: Creating a cluster
• Exercise 2: Managing a failover cluster

Module 6: Configuring Cluster Resources and Server Roles

Lessons

• Configuring Cluster Resources
• Implementing Failover Clusters for Server Roles Using Failover Cluster Management
• Clustering Server Roles Using Windows Server Core

Lab: Clustering Server Roles and Features

• Exercise 1: Configuring cluster resources
• Exercise 2: Clustering the print server role using failover cluster management
• Exercise 3: Clustering the file server role on Windows Server core
• Exercise 4: Testing cluster availability

Module 7: Maintaining Microsoft Failover Clusters

Lessons

• Monitoring Failover Clusters
• Backing Up and Restoring Failover Clusters
• Troubleshooting Failover Clusters

Lab: Maintaining Failover Clusters

• Exercise 1: Monitoring failover clusters
• Exercise 2: Backing up a failover cluster
• Exercise 3: Restoring a failover cluster

Module 8: Implementing Geographically Dispersed Clusters

Lessons

• Overview of Geographically Dispersed Clusters
• Implementing Geographically Dispersed Clusters Using Windows Server 2008

Module 9: Implementing Network Load Balanced Clusters

Lessons

• Overview of Network Load Balancing
• Configuring a Network Load Balanced Cluster
• Maintaining a Network Load Balanced Cluster

Lab: Implementing an NLB cluster

• Exercise 1: Preparing the NLB cluster nodes
• Exercise 2: Configuring an NLB cluster

• Upis u radnu knjižicu: ne
• Certifikat: ne
• Uvjerenje: ne
• In-house: ne
• Svjedodžba: ne
• Diploma: ne