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SQTH02 Gone Clustering in 60 Minutes

12/13/2012

8:00AM - 9:15AM

Level: Intermediate

Edwin Sarmiento

Managing Director

15C

Deploying a SQL Server Failover Cluster on Windows Server 2008 has become a lot easier with the availability of online resources. However, making it easy does not mean ignoring the basic principles of the underlying technology. In this session, learn the fundamentals and principles behind how Windows Failover Clustering works and how SQL Server leverages on the technology, allowing you to build highly available database infrastructures.

You will learn:

  • A basic understanding of how Windows Failover Clustering works
  • A basic understanding of how SQL Server leverages on the Windows Failover Clustering feature to provide high availability
  • To implement a multi-node, multi-instance SQL Server Failover Cluster on Windows Server 2008/R2