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This course will focus

on the new features inWindows Server 2003Clustering, technicaldetails, architecture,disaster recovery, andtroubleshooting.

The Windows Server 2003: Clustering Essentials 3-day WorkshopPLUS course

provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively administer and

support Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS). This course will focus on the new features inWindows Server 2003 Clustering, technical details, architecture, disaster recovery, and

troubleshooting.

This class does not provide training on the Network Load Balancing (NLB) services.

The workshop contains Level 300 content. Please review the target-audience information

and contact your Microsoft Services representative to ensure that this workshop is

appropriate to the student’s experience and technical expertise. 

WorkshopPLUS BenefitsIncoming Assessment to baseline knowledge. It is important for students to get

feedback on how much they have learned during the WorkshopPLUS course. To

accomplish that end, the Incoming Assessment measures what students know at the

beginning of the course. This 25-question assessment was developed by a team ofsubject matter experts at Microsoft.

Outgoing Assessment to measure knowledge transfer. Students like to know how

much they learned as a result of the training. At the end of the WorkshopPLUS course,

students compare their Incoming and Outgoing results. In addition, the instructor reviews

the questions and discusses the answers in detail to ensure that students understand the

concepts. (Note: Individual results of the Incoming and Outgoing Assessment are not

provided to management.)

Action Planning Exercises to take workshop-acquired knowledge and apply them to

the workplace. Applying new knowledge to the real world is key to getting the most value

out of your training budget. The purpose of the Action Planning Exercises is to identify key

problems or proactive opportunities in your workplace — and then to use the skills learned

in this course to develop real-world action plans.

Technical Highlights  Install and configure Windows 2003 Cluster Server.

  Understand the clustering architecture.

  List and describe all features and components of Windows 2003 Cluster Server.

  Understand dialogs and UI options of the product.

  Troubleshoot key problem areas.

  Incorporated best practices in the workplace.

DATA SHEET

Windows Server 2003: Clustering Essentials

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Target AudienceTo ensure the high-quality knowledge-transfer expected by

attendees of this 3-day workshop, class size is limited to a

maximum of 16 students who meet the following criteria:

  Students must have completed Windows 2000 or Windows

Server 2003 training or have a working knowledge of the

products

  Students should be familiar with general Windows Server

2003 ® 

architecture, security, networking, and diagnostic

tools prior to attending this workshop

  Students need to have a good understanding of storage

management in Windows Server 2003.

SyllabusThis workshop runs a full 3 days. Students should anticipate

consistent start and end times for each day. Early departure on

any day is not recommended.

Incoming Assessment. Students take a 25-question quiz that

baselines their knowledge.

Module 1: Introduction to Server Clustering. This module is

designed to give an introduction into cluster technology and to

explain what Microsoft ® 

Windows ® 

Server 2003, Windows

Clustering provides in this context. The central concepts and

design of the cluster service are described, and the terminology it

uses is introduced. Module 2: Configuration of Cluster Service and Resources.

This module explains the cluster service specific components.

Hands-on experience is provided in configuring resources,

network components, file/print shares, and registry replication.

Module 3: Geographically Dispersed Clusters. This module

discusses the requirements, challenges, and implementation of

cluster configuration at multiple sites and how Windows

Clustering can be used to provide a disaster recoveryenvironment for mission-critical data and applications. 

Module 4: Troubleshooting and Disaster Recovery. This is a

mostly hands on lab module. Covered are the most common

clustering related issues and a thorough breakdown of the steps

needed to solve them.

Module 5: Best Practices. Students will learn the best practices

of deploying and maintaining clustered environments.

Outgoing Assessment. Students complete the quiz again and

compare Incoming with Outgoing results to measure knowledge

transfer.

Action Planning Exercises. Students develop Action Plans to

improve real-world situations and/or implement proactivemeasures. Module 3: Geographically Dispersed Clusters. This

module discusses the requirements, challenges, and

implementation of cluster configuration at multiple sites and how

Windows Clustering can be used to provide a disaster recovery

environment for mission-critical data and applications. 

Module 3: Geographically Dispersed Clusters. This module

discusses the requirements, challenges, and implementation of

cluster configuration at multiple sites and how Windows

Clustering can be used to provide a disaster recovery

environment for mission-critical data and applications. 

This workshop is just one of

many available from Microsoft

Services. 

For more information, contact

your Technical Account

Manager or Services

representative.

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