how to create cluster

[Aleks Kleyn]

Windows cluster is good idea to make sure smooth performance of server
functionality. Assume I have few servers. What I need to change in their
settings to join them in cluster. Can I put in one cluster 32 and 64 bit OS?
Is it possible to put into cluster win 2008 and windows Vista?

 

[Herb Martin]

Windows cluster is good idea to make sure smooth performance of server
functionality. Assume I have few servers. What I need to change in their
settings to join them in cluster.

Add the clustering service -- it's sort of an install. Either
Server Clustering, or NLB (Network Load Balancing).

NLB works on all editions of Server including Web Edition.

Server Clustering works on server versions OTHER than
Web Edition.

Can I put in one cluster 32 and 64 bit OS?

I don't know but it probably works, at least in some cases, but
it will make no sense unless they run the same apps.

Is it possible to put into cluster win 2008 and windows Vista?

Vista doesn't support Microsoft clustering.

Google:

site:microsoft.com "server clusters | clustering" | NLB | "network
load balancing"

You can leave out either of the clustering types if you aren't
interested in those.

Add additional keywords or phrases to isolate your most
important interests.

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello Aleks,

You can Cluster server operating system, no workstations.

For Server 2008 see here:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads...0c-fa3e-4f6a-97f5-acaf31de6dce&displaylang=en

Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster
in Windows Server 2008.doc

Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node Print Server Failover Cluster
in Windows Server 2008.doc


Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[Herb Martin]

Hello Aleks,

You can Cluster server operating system, no workstations.

For Server 2008 see here:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads...0c-fa3e-4f6a-97f5-acaf31de6dce&displaylang=en

Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster
in Windows Server 2008.doc

Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node Print Server Failover
Cluster in Windows Server 2008.doc

I highly recommend those "step by step" guides to anyone who doesn't
immediately (or fairly quickly) catch on to some subsystem of Windows.

They can be a bit tedious because they are literally STEP BY STEP
(some run to over 100 pages) but they are good when you need to
figure out the hard parts.

 

[John John (MVP)]

In addition to the other replies, you cannot mix 32-bit & 64-bit nodes.

The addition of a 64-bit node to a 32-bit cluster is not supported
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312387

John

 

[Aleks Kleyn]

Thank you everybody very much.

 

[John John (MVP)]

You're welcome.

John