Understanding the concept A failover cluster is a group of independent computers that work together to increase the availability of applications and services. The clustered servers (called as nodes) are connected by physical cables and by software. If one of the cluster nodes fails, another node begins to provide service so that users experience
1. Make sure that your current hardware supports Windows server 2012 as per the MS recommendation. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn383626.aspx Important: Make sure that the replication between all your DC are working properly, else you will fails to complete the below operations. 2. Before performing the upgrade, you must prepare your forest and domain for
Understanding the concept In simple words I must say the network load balancing(NLB) technology distributes traffic across TCP/IP network. Hence using NLB increases availability, scalability, and load-balancing performance of your applications on network. Each host runs a separate copy of the desired server applications (such as applications for Web, FTP, and Telnet servers). NLB
Understanding the concept Bare metal recovery(BMR) is a restore option which has introduced in windows server backup 2008 servers. When you are using this restoration method, the backed up data is available in a form which allows one to restore a server from “bare metal”, i.e. without any requirements as to previously installed software