Windows NT Clustering Service

Author

Gamache, Rod ; Short, Rob ; Massa, Mike

Author_Institution

Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA, USA

Volume

31

Issue

10

fYear

1998

fDate

10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

55

Lastpage

62

Abstract

The Windows NT Clustering Service supports high-availability file servers, databases, and generic applications and services. A cluster is a collection of computer nodes-independent, self-contained computer systems-that work together to provide a more reliable and powerful system than a single node. In general, the goal of a cluster is to distribute a computing load over several systems, without users or system administrators being aware of the independent systems running the services. The Windows NT Clustering Service detects and restarts failed hardware or software components or migrates the failed component´s functionality to another node if local restart is not possible. It also offers a much simpler user and programming interface. Microsoft Cluster Service for Windows NT has been shipping for about a year on Windows NT version 4.0. The upcoming Windows NT 5.0 release of Windows NT Clustering Service will improve ease of use through a wizard that guides the user through the creation of cluster resources

Keywords

application program interfaces; distributed databases; file servers; network operating systems; software reviews; system monitoring; system recovery; Windows NT Clustering Service; cluster resource creation; computer nodes; computing load distribution; failed hardware restart; failed software component restart; high-availability databases; high-availability file servers; independent self-contained computer systems; programming interface; wizard; Application software; Databases; Distributed computing; Energy management; File servers; Hardware; Power system management; Power system reliability; Resource management; Software performance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2.722290

Filename

722290