Re: Simple file and print server best architecture

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From: Mike Rosado [MSFT] (mikeros_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/15/05 

Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:52:45 -0600

Hi Eddie,

Good starting point would be to go through this Webcast which is like a mini
training presentation and the whitepapers below:

325231 Support WebCast: Creating Highly Available File and Printer Shares
with
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=325231

Creating and Configuring a Highly Available Print Server Under Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Using a Server Cluster
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/techinfo/overview/availableprinter.mspx

Planning the storage correctly is key to having a HA File Share Cluster.

Server Clusters: Storage Best Practices for Windows 2000 and Windows Server
2003
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/clustering/storbp.mspx 

-- 
Hope this helps,
Mike Rosado
Windows 2000 MCSE + MCDBA
Microsoft Enterprise Platform Support
Windows NT/2000/2003 Cluster Technologies
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-----Original Message-----
"Eddie Iannuccelli" <Eddie Iannuccelli@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:B09E6898-8B78-4E66-A6AC-1AC8FA90BE1A@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'am a clusters newbie but I plan to buy a pre packaged HP 2 nodes cluster
> DAS solution (DL380 G3 pre packaged cluster with msa500 G2 scsi storage
> array). Since few days, I am looking for the best architecture to
implement a
> high available file & print solution (~ 50 client computers). As I want to
> balance home directories across the 2 nodes, I saw a solution which use 2
> virtual servers to balance home dirs on nodes plus a virtual server for a
DFS
> root only. This DFS root allow a transparent network path redirection to
> virtual server and save my time for logon scripts update (today, i have a
> single file server).
> What do you think about that architecture ? Is there any hidden issue
> somewhere ?
> Thanks

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