Windows 2000 Clustering and Load Balancing Handbook

by Joseph M. Lamb

Building robust, high-performance Microsoft clusters? Get the one book that delivers authoritative guidance for real-world design, construction, and administration: Windows 2000 Clustering and Load... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130651990
• ISBN13: 9780130651990
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A great How To

After spending a lot of time going through Microsoft Whitepapers and trying to piece meal together instructions on setting up a cluster, I found this book. It's great. The author makes good use of screen shots and all of the instructions are Step by Step. This book answered a lot of my questions and has helped me resolve strange issues on a cluster that I inherited in my new job. In particular, I wanted to know the ins and out of setting up Clustered File Shares. This is a topic the Microsoft Whitepaper didn't cover. Finally, I understand how my predecessor set up the file shares and what he didn't do! This book is a Godsend! My cluster is Win2003, but I still found this book to be well organized, thorough and applicable to Win2003 MSCS. If you need step by step instructions and clear explanations, this book is for you.

Tried and true in the real world

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?

Must have for someone trying to cluster SQL server

This is a great book for anyone trying to implement any sort of clustering or load balancing on Windows 2000. There is a lot of confusion as to what's needed for clustering SQL server and how to do it.This book provides in-depth information and step-by-step instructions on what hardware you need, how it should be configured, how to install MSCS, how to cluster your SQL servers, and how to load balance your web servers (as well as Exchange).Instructions didn't skip through steps and screen shots were accurate! Thanks Joseph Lamb!Definitely made getting our SQL clustered and web servers load balanced properly much easier.

Great book on MS Clustering and Load Balancing.

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.

Best Book on Microsoft Win2K Clusters.

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 thesupporting 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 ..