{PDF} Installing and managing Microsoft Exchange 2000 clusters Steve Russell; Shane Fewings; Riaan Hefer; Robert Jonsen; International Business Machines Corporation

“This redbook is directed toward technical personnel who wishes to implement highly available messaging servers using Microsoft Exchange 2000. It guides you through the processes of installing and managing Exchange 2000 within a clustered environment. The cluster technology used is Microsoft Cluster Service, shipped with Windows 2000 Advanced Server. First, we help you to gain an understanding of the terms and technologies involved in using Exchange 2000 in a clustered configuration. After taking you through the installation process, we examine the ongoing maintenance of the system, and provide pointers to other sources of relevant information. We have placed particular focus on configuration, tuning, and backup and recovery of the Exchange 2000 system. These areas have to be addressed to implement a system that performs well, is available, scalable, manageable, and offers a reduced total cost of ownership. All examples used in the book make use of IBM xSeries and Netfinity servers. These systems make an excellent platform for Microsoft Windows 2000, Cluster Service and Exchange 2000. Guidance in selecting those models that are most suitable for deployment within your Microsoft Exchange Cluster is also provided.”