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WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus Deployment Patterns, Part 2: My First WebSphere Process Server Cluster

This paper introduces the user to the My First Process Server Cluster design pattern, which is one of the deployment patterns described in the design guide for IBM WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus deployment patterns. The goal of this very basic pattern is to provide a deployment...

Tags: IBM WebSphere, Server Cluster, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Service Bus, Enterprise Software, Servers, Software, Hardware

White papers 2007-01-17

Using Wasabi Storage Builder for IP-SAN With Microsoft Windows Server Cluster

Wasabi Systems Storage Builder for IP-SAN is a complete turnkey software solution pre-installed on a bootable Compact Flash disk that enables OEMs, systems integrators, and value-added resellers to create cost-effective iSCSI storage using standard off-the-shelf hardware components. iSCSI is a protocol for connecting external storage to servers. iSCSI takes SCSI...

Tags: iSCSI, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Server Cluster, Wasabi Systems, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Hardware

White papers 2006-05-01

Overview of the Installation of a Microsoft Exchange Server Cluster

This paper presents an overview of the process for creating a Microsoft Exchange Server cluster. The intent of this paper is not to explain every detailed step involved in creating an Exchange Server cluster, but rather to provide a general guide for setting up Exchange Server in a cluster environment....

Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Server Cluster, IBM Corp., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware

White papers 2006-01-01

Oracle Application Server Cluster Explained: What, Why and How?

Oracle Application Server consists of many components that can be deployed in distributed topologies. The underlying paradigm used to enable high availability for Oracle Application Server middle-tier is clustering, which unites various Oracle Application Server components in certain permutations to offer scalable and unified functionality, and redundancy should any of...

Tags: Oracle Application Server, Oracle Corp., Application Server, Server Cluster, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2005-09-01

First-ever Linux-based VoIP server cluster eyed

Wholesale and retail VoIP service provider VoX Communications says it has deployed what it believes to be the first-ever VoIP application server cluster technology based on the Linux operating system. The initial deployment is in metro Orlando, Fla., and can support up to 10,000 subscribers. The company, however, believes...

Tags: VoX Communications, server, server cluster

Blog posts 2005-06-01

Introduction to Server Clustering

Connecting computers together to solve problems and to share information has been a strength at Cisco for more than 20 years. Computer clusters have been used for many years primarily in high-end installations with expensive proprietary hardware. In recent years, clusters have gained popularity because of the introduction of low-cost,...

Tags: Clustering, Cisco Systems Inc., Server Cluster, Productivity, Servers, Hardware

White papers 2004-09-01

Creating and Configuring a Highly Available Print Server Under Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Using a Server Cluster

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating and configuring a highly available print server utilizing a typical single quorum device multi-node server cluster using a shared disk on servers running the Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition operating systems. A server cluster is a...

Tags: Print Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Server Cluster, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware

White papers 2004-05-06

Deploying Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Clusters

Windows Clustering is a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server feature that administrators can use to achieve continuous availability of server resources. This paper provides information that helps administrators understand how Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server uses Windows Clustering; plan for and create Exchange 2000 clusters; monitor the performance of Exchange 2000 clusters;...

Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Server Cluster, Windows Clustering, E-mail Servers, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2004-05-01

Guide to Creating and Configuring a Server Cluster under Windows Server 2003

A server cluster is a group of independent servers working collectively and running the Microsoft Cluster Service MSCS. Server clusters provide high availability, failback, scalability, and manageability for resources and applications. This document provides step-by-step instructions for creating and configuring a typical single quorum device multi-node server cluster using a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Server Cluster, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Servers, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

White papers 2003-05-30

Server Clusters: Storage Area Networks

A storage area network SAN is defined as a set of interconnected devices (for example, disks and tapes) and servers that are connected to a common communication and data transfer infrastructure such as Fibre Channel. The common communication and data transfer mechanism for a given deployment is commonly known as...

Tags: SAN, Server, Server Cluster, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Hardware

White papers 2003-03-01

Windows Server 2003 Clustering: New Features

This Support WebCast will discuss the new features of the server cluster technologies formerly Microsoft Cluster Service or MSCS that are included in Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition.

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Clustering, Microsoft Corp., Server Cluster, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Webcasts

Choosing the Correct Windows Server Clustering Solution - Level 200

A server cluster is a group of independent servers managed as a single system for higher availability, manageability, and scalability. This presentation will cover the various types of server clustering you can implement with Windows and how to choose which type of cluster for a given applications. Also, it will...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Clustering, Server Cluster, Servers, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Webcasts

TechNet Webcast: A Sneak Peak at the Future of Server Clustering (Level 300)

This webcast highlights the recent functionality enhancements in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, such as SAN improvements, full iSCSI support, and key supportability fixes. Learn about the upcoming release of a new tool called the Microsoft Cluster Configuration Validation Wizard ClusPrep, which can be used to validate compatible cluster...

Tags: Webcast, Clustering, High Availability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Server Cluster, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Digital Media, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Webcasts

Cisco HPC Case Study: National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Builds Oil and Gas Seismic Exploration Cluster

The National Center for Supercomputing Applications NCSA has earned and maintains an international reputation in high-performance computing, networking, storage, data mining, and scientific visualization. To build a flexible and powerful high-performance computing platform that empowers scientists and engineers in many different scientific disciplines and industries was a challenge for NCSA....

Tags: High-performance Computing, High-performance, Cisco Systems Inc., Server Cluster, NCSA, Leadership, Servers, Management, Hardware

Case studies

HGK Manages Server Clustering With LEGATO Co-StandbyServer2000

Hafen und Güterverkehr Koln AG caters for the onward transportation of these goods by rail and, thanks to LEGATO Co-StandbyServer2000, it can rely on 24x7 availability from its server. Whether planning routes or managing freight movements, without the software and access to the servers at the data centre, operations would...

Tags: Legato, Clustering, EMC Corp., Server Cluster, HGK, Network Installation, Transportation, Storage, Servers, Hardware

Case studies

Server Cluster Based on Intel Architecture Meets Tsinghua University's Requirements

Tsinghua University is a leading research-oriented university in China with world fame. Its High Performance Computing Institute, consisting of scholars, teachers and students from a variety of fields, engage in research of various disciplines such as electric power system simulation, weather forecast, biology informatics and data mining. Performance is critical...

Tags: Performance, Biology, Intel Itanium 2, Tsinghua University, Server, Intel Corp., Server Cluster, Intel Architecture, 64-Bit, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Case studies

Feedback-Based Scheduling for Back-End Databases in Shared Dynamic Content Server Clusters

This paper introduces a self-configuring architecture for scaling the database tier of dynamic content web servers. The authors use a unified approach to load and fault management based on dynamic data replication and feedback-based scheduling. While replication provides scaling and high availability, feedback scheduling dynamically allocates tasks to commodity databases...

Tags: Feedback, University Of Toronto, Server Cluster, Storage, Databases, Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers

HP Server Cluster Meets the High Demands of Oil Exploration Simulations

Total is the fourth largest oil and gas company in the world and its researchers at Total E&P UK in Scotland are constantly seeking and evaluating new fields in the North Sea. Computer simulation plays a key role but these simulations have huge appetites for processing power. To meet these...

Tags: HP Server, Hewlett-Packard Co., High-performance, Server Cluster, HP Server Cluster, Leadership, Servers, Management, Hardware

Case studies

Server Clustering Is Tailor-Made for Burlington Coat Factory

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a U.S. retail chain offering high-quality merchandise at prices up to 60 percent less than competitors. A retailer needs to migrate 40 Oracle-based applications from a proprietary UNIX platform to a lower-cost, highly scalable, available, flexible and manageable IT infrastructure using Intel architecture-based servers...

Tags: PolyServe Inc., Clustering, Burlington Coat Factory, Server Cluster, Intel Architecture, Servers, Hardware

Case studies

Additional Resources

Smart fabrics and interactive textiles

The European market for smart fabrics and interactive textiles SFIT represents about 300 million euro today and is growing at a yearly rate of about 20%. These smart textiles are used in 'clothes that monitor your heart, measure the chemical composition of your body fluids or keep track of you...

Tags: Textiles, Vertical Industries, Monitors & Displays, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Roland Piquepaille, Sensor, Information And Communication Technology, SFIT

Blog posts 2008-10-15