Introduction to Microsoft Windows NT Cluster Server: Programming and Administration

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Copyright: 12/15/1999

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Mastering cluster technology-the linking of servers-is becoming increasingly important for application and system programmers and network designers, administrators, and managers. With Microsoft's Windows NT cluster server being the first to tie cluster technology with a major operating system, it appears destined to take a leadership position in the industry. Introduction to Microsoft Windows NT Cluster Server provides all you need to know to develop your abilities for this essential technology. The author provides both introductory and advanced material focused on the three basic functions: fault tolerant computing (failover), load balancing, and centralized administration and monitoring. He guides the reader from the basics of cluster servers, through Microsoft's cluster server set-up, communication, programming, and administration.Written for professionals who are familiar with the Windows NT operating system and have programming experience, Introduction to Microsoft Windows NT Cluster Server contains information instrumental in helping you achieve zero downtime.

Review of Clustering Technologies

Clustering Terminology

(1)

Availability

(1)

High Availability

(1)

Continuous Availability

(1)

Availability Measures

(1)

Fault Tolerance

(1)

Cluster Origins

(1)

Redundancy within a Computer System

(2)

Processor --- Multiprocessing

(1)

Asymmetric Multiprocessing

(1)

Symmetric Multiprocessing

(1)

Disks

(1)

Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)

(1)

Buses

(1)

Dual Bus Architectures

(1)

Redundancy across Computer Systems

(1)

Clusters

(1)

Hot Standby and Active Backup

(1)

Shared Disk, Mirrored Disks, and Shared Nothing Models

(1)

Clustering Solutions Available

(2)

Benefits of Clusters

Scalability

(1)

Configuration Flexibility

(1)

Integrity

(1)

Availability

(2)

Availability Scenarios, Measures, and Tools

(1)

Manageability

(1)

Performance

(1)

Layered Applications

(1)

Common Uses of Microsoft Cluster Server

(1)

Microsoft Cluster Server Basics

Introduction

(1)

Cluster Server Concepts and Terminology

(13)

Cluster

(1)

Cluster Node

(2)

Cluster Resources

(1)

Cluster Resource States

(1)

Cluster Dependencies

(1)

Dependency Trees

(1)

Resource Types

(2)

Resource Properties

(1)

Group

(2)

Cluster Database

(1)

Internet Information Server Virtual Root

(1)

Interconnects

(1)

Failover

(1)

Failback

(1)

Virtual Server

(1)

Quorum

(1)

Quorum Resource

(1)

Clustering Models

(1)

Shared Device Model

(1)

Shared Nothing Model

(1)

Cluster Server Architecture

(18)

Applications in a Cluster Environment

(2)

Cluster Service

(1)

Cluster Service States

(1)

Database Manager

(1)

Node Manager

(1)

Quorum Resource Interaction

(1)

Event Processor

(1)

Event Processor Substates

(1)

Membership Manager

(1)

Membership Manager Substates

(1)

Global Update Manager

(1)

Resource/Failover Manager

(1)

Failover

(1)

Failback

(1)

Cluster Network Driver

(1)

Cluster Networks

(2)

Resource Monitor

(2)

Resource Monitors and Resource States

(1)

Offline

(1)

Starting

(1)

Online

(1)

Failed

(1)

Resource DLLs

(1)

Cluster Component Properties

(1)

Time Service

(1)

Cluster Security

(1)

Quorum Resource

(4)

Setting Up Microsoft Cluster Server

Plans for the Microsoft Cluster Server

(4)

Determining if Clustering Is Appropriate

(1)

Identifying the Clustering Appropriate Portions

(1)

Selecting the Clustering Configuration Type

(1)

Hot Spare Configuration

(1)

Static Load Balancing

(1)

Partial Cluster Configuration

(1)

Hybrid Configuration

(1)

Licensing Considerations

(1)

Per-Seat Licensing

(1)

Per-Server Licensing

(1)

Cluster Server Licensing

(1)

Cluster Setup Requirements

(7)

Administration Requirements

(1)

Domain Accounts

(1)

Group Failover Policy

(1)

Setting up Groups

(1)

List All Resources

(1)

List All Dependencies for Each Resource

(1)

Make Preliminary Grouping Decisions

(1)

Make Final Grouping Assignments

(1)

Capacity Planning

(1)

List All Your Applications

(1)

Sort the List of Applications

(1)

Hardware Requirements

(2)

Clusters and RAID

(1)

Software Requirements

(1)

Network Requirements

(1)

Installing MSCS on Computers with Logically Multihomed Adapters

(1)

Cluster Setup Steps

(7)

Presetup Checklist

(1)

Setting Up the Domain

(1)

Setting Up Shared Small Computer System Interface Buses

(2)

Installing the First Node

(1)

Connecting the Second Node to the First Node

(1)

Verifying Cluster Installation

(1)

Ongoing Cluster Administration

(1)

Uninstalling a Cluster Setup

(1)

Installing Cluster Administrator Only

(1)

Setup Considerations

(1)

Failover and Failback

Resource/Failover Manager

(1)

Failover

(4)

Failover Process Overview

(1)

Failover Process Flow Diagram

(1)

Failover from the Server Perspective

(2)

Pushing a Group

(1)

Failover from the Client Perspective

(1)

Other Failover Considerations

(1)

Failover Times

(1)

Type of Resource

(1)

Resource Properties

(1)

Group Properties

(1)

Resource Dependencies

(1)

Other Factors

(1)

Failback

(2)

Failback Process Overview

(1)

Failover Process Flow Diagram

(1)

Failback from the Server Perspective

(2)

Pulling a Group

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

Microsoft Cluster Server Communications

Introduction

(1)

MSCS Communication Basics

(1)

Protocols

(1)

Name Resolution

(1)

Node-to-Node Communication

(2)

Remote Procedure Calls

(1)

Cluster Heartbeats

(1)

Use of Heartbeats to Determine Node Failure

(1)

When the Second Node to Come Online Fails

(1)

When the First Node to Come Online Fails

(1)

Communication Using the Quorum Resource

(1)

Verifying Quorum Resource Access

(1)

Cluster-to-Client Communication

(1)

Cluster Service and Resources Communication

(1)

Cluster Service and Applications Communication

(1)

Virtual Interface Architecture Specification

(1)

Naming Scenarios

(1)

Scenario One

(1)

Scenario Two

(1)

Scenario Three

(1)

Troubleshooting Communication Problems

(4)

Cluster Programming Basics

Cluster Programming Concepts

(1)

Application Programming Interfaces

(6)

Cluster Application Programming Interfaces

(1)

Cluster Administrator Extension Application Programming Interfaces

(2)

Cluster Administration Extension Interfaces

(1)

Cluster Administrator Extension Registration Functions

(1)

Resource APIs

(1)

Entry Point Functions

(1)

Callback Functions

(2)

Resource Application Programming Interface Structures and Macros

(1)

Cluster Control Codes

(1)

Cluster Properties

(2)

Value Lists

(1)

Property Lists

(1)

Common Network, Network Interface, and Resource Properties

(1)

Common Resource Type, Group, and Node Properties

(1)

Private Resource Properties

(1)

Cluster Structures

(2)

Resource Dynamic Link Libraries

(2)

Cluster Utility Functions

(3)

Cluster Utility Function Types

(1)

Resource Utility Functions

(1)

Cluster Database Utility Functions

(1)

Property List Utility Functions

(1)

Property Table Utility Functions

(1)

Service Utility Functions

(1)

Miscellaneous Utility Functions

(1)

Thread Management Utility Functions

100

(3)

Programming with the Cluster Server Software Development Kit

Cluster Server Software Development Kit

103

(1)

Installing the Microsoft Cluster Server Software Development Kit

103

(2)

Overview of Using the Cluster Server Software Development Kit

105

(5)

Property Tables

107

(1)

Value Lists

107

(1)

Property Lists

108

(1)

Enumerating Cluster Objects

109

(1)

Choosing between Control Codes and Cluster Application Programming Interface Functions

109

(1)

Control Codes and Quorum Resources

110

(1)

Programming Resource Dynamic Link Libraries

110

(6)

Creating a Resource Dynamic Link Library

110

(1)

Guidelines for writing Resource Dynamic Link Libraries

111

(1)

Tools for writing Resource Dynamic Link Libraries

111

(1)

Customizing a Resource Dynamic Link Library

111

(1)

Entry Point Functions in the Resource DLL

112

(1)

Registering a Resource Dynamic Link Library

112

(1)

Debugging a Resource Dynamic Link Library

112

(3)

Guidelines for Writing Resource Dynamic Link Libraries

115

(1)

Programming Cluster Administrator Extension Dynamic Link Libraries

116

(1)

Creating a Cluster Administrator Extension Dynamic Link Library

116

(1)

Registering a Cluster Administrator Extension Dynamic Link Library

116

(1)

Debugging a Cluster Administrator Extension Dynamic Link Library

117

(1)

Programming Applications

117

(3)

Creating a Cluster-Aware Application

117

(1)

Creating a Cluster Management Application

118

(1)

Installing a Cluster-Aware Application

118

(1)

Installing the Program

119

(1)

Configuring the Cluster

119

(1)

Installing/Registering the Client-Side Administrator Extensions

120

(1)

Programming Custom Resource Types

120

(4)

Creating a Custom Resource Type

120

(1)

Using the Resource Type AppWizard

121

(1)

Building a Custom Resource Type

122

(1)

Cluster Automation Server with Visual Basic

122

(1)

Using the Cluster Database

123

(1)

Preparing a Build Environment

124

(3)

Microsoft Cluster Server Administration

Prerequisites for a Cluster Server Administrator

127

(1)

Installing the Cluster Administrator

127

(1)

Administration

128

(14)

Cluster Administration Utility

128

(1)

Regular Administrative Tasks

128

(1)

Connecting to a Cluster

129

(1)

Initiating a Resource Failure

129

(1)

Changes to Regular Administrative Tasks Due to Clustering

129

(1)

Changes to Administrative Steps Prior to Bringing Down a Server

130

(1)

Changes to Backup Procedures

130

(1)

Managing Servers as a Single Entity

130

(1)

Cluster Specific Administrative Tasks

130

(1)

Configuring Clusters

131

(1)

Configuring Cluster Group Settings

131

(1)

Adding, Deleting, and Renaming Groups

131

(1)

Changing the State of Groups

131

(1)

Transfering Ownership of Groups from Node to Node

132

(1)

Group Failover and Failback Properties

132

(1)

Configuring Common Resource Settings

133

(1)

Adding, Deleting, and Renaming Resources

134

(1)

Changing the State of Resources

134

(1)

Transfering Ownership of Resources from Group to Group

134

(1)

Resource Dependencies and Advanced Resource Settings

134

(1)

General Resources Properties

134

(1)

Resource Dependency Properties

135

(1)

Advanced Resource Properties

135

(2)

Configuring Resource-Specific Parameter Settings

137

(1)

File Share

137

(1)

IIS Virtual Root Settings

137

(1)

Network Name Settings

138

(1)

Physical Disk Settings

138

(1)

IP Address Settings

138

(1)

Configuring Other Cluster Settings

139

(1)

Quorum Resource Settings

140

(1)

Network Adapter Settings

140

(1)

Network Priority Settings

141

(1)

Network Usage Settings

141

(1)

Optimization

142

(1)

Optimization Based on Server Role

143

(1)

Optimizing Paging File Size and Location

143

(1)

Using Additional Windows NT Services on a Cluster Server

143

(1)

Tuning

143

(1)

Tuning the NetLogon Service

143

(1)

Tuning the Browser Service

144

(1)

Installing Windows NT Service Packs on Cluster Nodes

144

(1)

Administering Clusters from the Command Prompt

144

(6)

Command Syntax Conventions

145

(1)

Cluster Command

145

(1)

Cluster Node Command

146

(1)

Cluster Node Common Property Names

146

(1)

Cluster Node Private Property Names

147

(1)

Cluster Nodes Private Property Names

147

(1)

Cluster Group Command

148

(1)

Cluster Group Common Property Names

148

(1)

Cluster Group Private Property Names

148

(1)

Cluster Resource Command

148

(1)

Cluster Resource Common Property Names

149

(1)

Cluster Resource Private Property Names

149

(1)

Cluster ResourceType Command

149

(1)

Cluster ResourceType Common Proprty Names

150

(1)

Cluster ResourceType Private Property Names

150

(1)

Documentation for the Cluster Administrator

150

(3)

Microsoft Cluster Server-Based Clustering Products and Case Studies

Cluster Support in Microsoft Products

153

(1)

(Structured Query Language) Server

153

(1)

Microsoft Exchange

153

(1)

Cluster Support from Other Vendors

154

(2)

Co-Standby Server from Vinca

154

(1)

LifeKeeper for Windows NT

155

(1)

Compaq Cluster Solutions

155

(1)

Hewlett-Packard Cluster Support

155

(1)

Case Studies

156

(7)

BlueCross/BlueShield of Oregon

156

(1)

Books.com

157

(1)

Celanese

157

(1)

First Union Capital Markets Group

158

(1)

IBM World Registry Division

158

(1)

John C. Lincoln Hospital

159

(1)

Surplus Direct

160

(1)

Tulip Computers

160

(3)

Appendix A

Cluster API Reference

163

(1)

Introduction

163

(1)

Conventions Use

163

(1)

Function Categories

163

(8)

Network Interface Management Functions

171

(3)

Cluster Management Functions

174

(15)

Node Management Functions

189

(5)

Group Management Functions

194

(10)

Resource Management Functions

204

(12)

Cluster Database Management Functions

216

(15)

Appendix B

Resource API Reference

231

(1)

Conventions Used

231

(1)

Resource API Overview

231

(1)

Resource API Entry Point Functions

232

(10)

Resource API Callback Functions

242

(4)

Resource API Structures and Macros

246

(5)

Appendix C

Cluster Utility Functions

251

(30)

Glossary

281

(8)

Bibliography

289

(4)

Books

289

(1)

Papers

289

(1)

URLs

289

(1)

Microsoft Documentation

289

(1)

Hardware Compatibility List

290

(3)

Index

293

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