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In the November issue of Windows 2000 Magazine, we focus on high availability. We cover high-availability clustering solutions-—Microsoft Cluster Services, Network Load Balancing, Component Load Balancing, and Application Center. We also tell you the hardware and software components that can provide a strong base for a reliable high-availability system.


Win2K Service Pack 1

By Paul Thurrott, 10/23/2000

Install SP1, and benefit from its bug fixes and slipstreaming capability.

ERD Utilities

By Tom Iwanski, 10/23/2000

Win2K's and NT 4.0's emergency repair features go only so far. Check out Aelita's ERDisk and Raxco's RepairDisk Manager.

Exploring NTFS On-disk Structures

By Mark Russinovich, 10/23/2000

You can use the DiskEdit and NFI utilities to view NTFS on-disk structures.

The System File Checker

By Ken Spencer, 10/23/2000

Learn how this Windows File Protection utility verifies that protected files are valid.

Serving up Internet Mail Connections

By Paul Robichaux, 10/23/2000

Learn the first steps in configuring your Exchange Server systems to communicate across the Internet.

Benchmark Factory 2.5

By John Green, 10/23/2000

Put your system to the test.

Microsoft .NET and Windows 2000

By Mark Smith, 10/23/2000

Mark Smith asks Microsoft some burning questions about how Win2K fits into Microsoft's .NET strategy.

ADMT—The Road to Migration

By Martin McClean, 10/23/2000

ADMT lets you easily restructure your domain and securely migrate your NT 4.0 environment to Win2K. Learn the basic ADMT migration steps, and discover the ADMT features that let ...

The Eternal Quest: Connect Your Small Network to the Internet

By Mark Minasi, 10/23/2000

Learn how Win2K's inherent capabilities can do the job.

Microsoft Application Center 2000

By David Chernicoff, 10/23/2000

A key component of Microsoft's .NET strategy, Application Center integrates application scaling, management, and availability.

Reader to Reader - November 2000

By Readers, 10/23/2000

Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows 2000 Magazine readers (including Microsoft).

Building Custom Clients and More

By Tony Redmond, 10/23/2000

Learn about the Exchange IM SDK and developing your own messaging clients.

Third-Party Utilities for Win2K

By Michael Otey, 10/23/2000

Win2K offers unprecedented functionality, but you'll still need to use third-party utilities to fill in some gaps.

Intel Pentium 4 Raises the Bar

By Paul Thurrott, 10/23/2000

Intel's Pentium 4 offers new performance and scalability.

Visual Studio 7.0, Office 10 Betas Point to .NET

By Paul Thurrott, 10/23/2000

Visual Studio.NET and Office 10 betas offer a peek at Microsoft .NET.

Easy Active Directory Scripting for Systems Administrators, Part 2

By Bob Wells, 10/23/2000

Explore the properties and methods that two core ADSI interfaces provide to create, delete, and modify almost every AD object.

Browstat

By Mark Minasi, 10/23/2000

This command-line tool gives you a quick-and-dirty look at browsing on a network.

Sneak a Peek at Whistler

By John D. Ruley, 10/23/2000

Whistler, the follow-up OS to Win2K, holds promise for users.

Win2K's Premier IP Multicast Functionality

By Tao Zhou, 10/23/2000

Microsoft delivers a rich set of multicast features that help you easily integrate Win2K into your corporate multicast network infrastructure.

Resources for Exorcising DLL Demons

By Ken Spencer, 10/23/2000

Learn about a set of tools you can use to track down problems on any Win32 platform.

Exchange 2000 Server's Instant Messaging

By Tony Redmond, 10/23/2000

Exchange 2000 Server's Instant Messaging offers instant gratification for users who want to communicate in realtime.

Ask Dr. Bob

By Bob Chronister, 10/23/2000

Find out about the Net Computer utility, open-port prevention, TrackPoint madness, Oracle memory limitations, video-card resolution tips, source-control tools, hard disk upgrade ...

Components of a High-Availability System

By David Chernicoff, 10/23/2000

Find out what hardware and software decisions you can make to provide a strong base for reliable servers.

Reader Challenge

By Kathy Ivens, 10/23/2000

Want to test your know-how? Solve this month's Windows 2000 and Windows NT problem and gather the accolades of your peers.

DirectoryAnalyzer 1.04

By Ed Roth, 10/23/2000

Software to ensure a solid AD.

Taming DLL Hell

By Darren Mar-Elia, 10/23/2000

New features in Win2K can help you control DLL hell.

Inside Win2K NTFS, Part 1

By Mark Russinovich, 10/23/2000

In this first article of a two-part series, Mark Russinovich explains the workings of NTFS 5.0's attribute indexing, consolidated security, reparse point, and quota tracking.

PathPing: Traceroute on Steroids

By Sean Daily, 10/23/2000

Pump up your IP diagnostic capabilities using Win2K's PathPing utility.

Windows Dominance to Continue

By Paul Thurrott, 10/23/2000

IDC predicts client and server OS growth rates through 2004.

Ahead of the Service Pack

By Joshua Orrison, 10/23/2000

Two service pack management programs help you organize service packs and hotfixes on your systems.

The Win2K Command Prompt Window

By Kathy Ivens, 10/23/2000

Find out how to customize and use the Command Prompt window, and explore Win2K's folder and filename completion feature.

Dueling Web Servers

By Paul Thurrott, 10/23/2000

Will the real Web server survey winner please stand up?

File Signature Verification

By Ken Spencer, 10/23/2000

Verify that your Windows 2000 files are digitally signed.

Opening Folders When Outlook Starts

By Sue Mosher, 10/23/2000

Outlook's interface doesn't always behave consistently, but you can use an Outlook 2000 VBA routine to work around this annoyance.

Lightning Strikes

By Mark Weitz, 10/23/2000

Don't let your hardware go up in smoke. Learn the marks of a top-notch surge suppressor.

Daily Answers

By Sean Daily, 10/23/2000

Learn about an IE and Office incompatibiity, a Chkdsk limitation on a dual-boot system, a Win2K upgrade glitch, PPTP vs. IPSec, an intentional blue screen procedure, and a server ...

Microsoft Clustering Solutions

By Greg Todd, 10/23/2000

Microsoft Cluster Services, Network Load Balancing, Component Load Balancing, and Application Center add scalability, availability, and reliability to Windows.

Win2K Network Load Balancing

By John Green, 10/23/2000

Win2K's Network Load Balancing feature lets you distribute an application's workload among your servers.

Deployment, Migration, and Management Tools

By Tom Iwanski, 10/23/2000

Find the solutions you need to deploy, migrate, and manage your network OS and applications.

Controlling Group Policy, Part 1

By Randy Franklin Smith, 10/23/2000

Get a grip on Group Policy Objects and Group Policy application maneuvers in Win2K.


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Web Seminars

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