8 Configure Failover Clusters for Windows Server 2012 R2

This topic provides an overview of the Failover Clustering feature in
Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012. Failover clusters
provide high availability and scalability to many server workloads.
These include server applications such as Microsoft Exchange Server,
Hyper-V, Microsoft SQL Server, and file servers. The server applications
can run on physical servers or virtual machines. This topic describes
the Failover Clustering feature and provides links to additional
guidance about creating, configuring, and managing failover clusters
that can scale to 64 physical nodes and to 8,000 virtual machines.

The process for building your cloud infrastructure uses a combination of
Hyper-V, failover clustering, storage, and networking technologies to
more easily create a Microsoft cloud infrastructure. Windows Server 2012
introduces a significant number of new features that provide all of the
required capabilities for building an effective cloud infrastructure in
an open platform. By using automation, having an open platform, and
being standards based, a Windows Server 2012-based cloud infrastructure
decreases the total cost of ownership and reduces susceptibility to
failures due to interoperability issues. The Windows Server 2012 open
platform allows partners to extend the functionality beyond what is in
the platform.



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