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Training Course Summary:

The goal of this course is to provide the student with the skills to select the appropriate implementation of business solutions that require fault tolerance and high availability.

Pre-Requisites:

Before attending this course, students must have completed Course 2153, Implementing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure, or have equivalent skills, or Course 1560, Updating Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000 or have equivalent skills.

Who Should Attend:

This course is intended for IT Professionals who are associated with organizations that need to provide access to services or data in a high availability environment or for large user populations.

Training Course Overview/Content:

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
• Introduce Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Clustering fundamentals including clustering, Network Load Balancing, and component load balancing.
• Identify key concepts of Microsoft Cluster Service.
• Identify hardware and network requirements and configure a computer running Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server in preparation for installing Cluster service.
• Install Microsoft Cluster Service, identify changes to the operating system, and locate key Cluster service files and describe their function.
• Create cluster resources by using cluster administration tools.
• Perform basic maintenance and troubleshooting tasks for server clusters.
• Plan the implementation of a Network Load Balancing cluster.
• Install and configure a Network Load Balancing service.
• Perform administrative tasks on a Network Load Balancing cluster.

Qualifications:

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:
• Exam 70-223, Cluster Service