6405: First Look: Getting Started with High Availability in Windows Server 2008 Hands on Lab (1 Day)
About This Hands-On Lab
Note: This is a companion lab for Clinic 6404B - First Look: Getting Started with High Availability in Windows Server 2008.
This two-hour lab provides hands-on experience of implementing Failover Cluster technology in Windows Server 2008.
Audience Profile
IT professionals currently experienced on the technologies included in Microsoft Windows Server 2000 and/or Windows Server 2003, and who hold an MCSE or MCSA certification and/or equivalent knowledge.
At Hands-On Lab Completion
After completing this lab, you will be able to:
- Configure the Windows iSCSI target software.
- Configure failover clustering.
- Use the Cluster command-line tool.
Hands-On Lab Outline
Exercise 1: Configuring the iSCSI Target Software and iSCSI Initiator to Create an iSCSI SAN
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create iSCSI targets
- Assign storage devices to an iSCSI target
- Configure the iSCSI initiator on a cluster node
Exercise 2: Creating a Windows Failover Cluster
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Verify the Failover Clustering feature is installed
- Validate a cluster configuration
- Create a failover cluster
- Create a file server cluster
Exercise 3: Testing the Failover Cluster
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Verify file server cluster connectivity
- Verify manual failover of a cluster
- Verify automatic failover of a cluster
Exercise 4: Using the Cluster.exe tool
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Perform a manual failover of a cluster resource
- An understanding of SAN technologies.
- An understanding of failover clustering concepts.
- An understanding of command-line tools.