Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure Delivery Guide Course Number: 2088A Part Number: X05-99771 Released: 11/2001 Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, is subject to change without notice Unless otherwise noted, the example companies, organizations, products, domain names, e-mail addresses, logos, people, places, and events depicted herein are fictitious, and no association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo, person, places or events is intended or should be inferred Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation Microsoft may have patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document Except as expressly provided in any written license agreement from Microsoft, the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property  2001 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, Active Directory, BackOffice, FrontPage, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, Visual Studio, Win32, Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A and/or other countries The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Course Number: 2088A Part Number: X05-99771 Released: 11/2001 Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure iii Contents Introduction Course Materials Prerequisites Course Outline Microsoft Official Curriculum Microsoft Certified Professional Program .6 Facilities Module 1: Introduction to Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure Overview Lesson: Identifying the Features of a Highly Available Web Infrastructure Lesson: Calculating System Availability .11 Lesson: Supporting a Highly Available Web Infrastructure 22 Module 2: Designing Highly Available Web Infrastructure Servers Overview Lesson: Choosing a Hardware Platform Lesson: Determining the Windows 2000 Operating System Configuration 24 Lesson: Selecting the Appropriate Technologies Based on Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0 43 Lesson: Designing a Highly Available COM+ Environment Using Microsoft Application Center 2000 55 Lesson: Designing a Highly Available Firewall That Includes Server Publishing 71 Lesson: Designing a Highly Available Database Solution Using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 86 Lab: Designing Highly Available Web Infrastructure Servers 101 Module 3: Designing a Highly Available Network Services Infrastructure Overview Lesson: Designing a Highly Available Active Directory Solution Lesson: Designing a Highly Available DNS Solution 10 Lesson: Designing a Highly Available WINS Solution .23 Lesson: Designing a Highly Available DHCP Solution 28 Lab: Designing a Highly Available Network Services Infrastructure 35 iv Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure Module 4: Designing a Highly Available Logical Network Overview Lesson: Selecting TCP/IP Addresses and Routing for the Public Logical Network Lesson: Selecting TCP/IP Addresses and Routing for the Private Logical Network 17 Lesson: Positioning the Network Services and Servers 30 Lab A: Designing a Highly Available Logical Network 41 Module 5: Designing a Highly Available Physical Network Overview Lesson: Selecting Networks Based on Bandwidth Requirements Lesson: Selecting Redundant Paths for Network Connectivity 14 Lesson: Selecting the Appropriate Network Topology 20 Lesson: Selecting a Highly Available Switch Configuration 32 Lesson: Selecting a Highly Available Routing Configuration 46 Lab: Designing a Highly Available Physical Network 59 Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure v About This Course This section provides you with a brief description of the course, audience, suggested prerequisites, and course objectives Description This four-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design a highly available Web infrastructure by using Microsoft products and technologies Audience This course is intended for the senior IT Professional with two or more years of experience in a planning and implementation role This individual typically works in a multi-server, n-tier application environment that is Internet accessible Student Prerequisites This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites: Successfully complete Course 1560, Updating Support Skills from Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 to Microsoft Windows® 2000, or have equivalent knowledge and skills - or Successfully complete Course 2154, Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services, or have equivalent knowledge and skills Successfully complete Course 1561, Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure, or have equivalent knowledge and skills Successfully complete Course 1562, Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Services Infrastructure, or have equivalent knowledge and skills Successfully complete Course 2087, Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Clustering, or have equivalent knowledge and skills Successfully complete Course 2150, Designing a Secure Microsoft Windows 2000 Network, or have equivalent knowledge and skills Successfully complete Course 2295, Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0, or have equivalent knowledge and skills vi Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure Course Objectives After completing this course, the student will be able to: ! Determine the high availability needs for a Web infrastructure ! Select the appropriate Microsoft products and technologies for designing highly available Web infrastructure servers ! Select the appropriate Microsoft technologies for designing a highly available network services infrastructure ! Select the appropriate components for designing a highly available logical network ! Select the appropriate technologies, configurations, and hardware components that are required for designing a highly available physical network Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure Course Timing The following schedule is an estimate of the course timing Your timing may vary Day Start End Module 9:00 9:30 Introduction 9:30 10:30 Module 1: Introduction to Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure 10:30 10:45 Break 10:45 12:45 Module 1: Introduction to Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure (continued) 12:45 1:45 Lunch 1:45 3:15 Module 2: Designing Highly Available Web Infrastructure Servers 3:15 3:30 Break 3:30 4:30 Module 2: Designing Highly Available Web Infrastructure Servers (continued) Day Start End Module 9:00 9:30 Day review 9:30 10:30 Module 2: Designing Highly Available Web Infrastructure Servers (continued) 10:30 10:45 Break 10:45 12:15 Module 2: Designing Highly Available Web Infrastructure Servers (continued) 12:15 1:15 Lunch 1:15 2:15 Module 2: Designing Highly Available Web Infrastructure Servers (continued) 2:15 2:30 Break 2:30 3:30 Lab: Designing Highly Available Web Infrastructure Servers 3:30 4:30 Module 3: Designing a Highly Available Network Services Infrastructure vii viii Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure Day Start End Module 9:00 9:30 Day review 9:30 10:30 Module 3: Designing a Highly Available Network Services Infrastructure (continued) 10:30 10:45 Break 10:45 12:15 Module 3: Designing a Highly Available Network Services Infrastructure (continued) 12:30 1:30 Lunch 1:30 2:30 Lab: Designing a Highly Available Network Services Infrastructure 2:30 2:45 Break 2:45 4:30 Module 4: Designing a Highly Available Logical Network Day Start End Module 9:00 9:30 Day review 9:30 10:00 Module 4: Designing a Highly Available Logical Network (continued) 10:00 10:15 Break 10:15 11:15 Lab: Designing a Highly Available Logical Network 11:15 12:15 Module 5: Designing a Highly Available Physical Network 12:15 1:15 Lunch 1:15 2:30 Module 5: Designing a Highly Available Physical Network (continued) 2:30 2:45 Break 2:45 3:30 Module 5: Designing a Highly Available Physical Network (continued) 3:30 4:30 Lab: Designing a Highly Available Physical Network Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure ix Trainer Materials Compact Disc Contents The Trainer Materials compact disc contains the following files and folders: ! Autorun.exe When the compact disc is inserted into the compact disc drive, or when you double-click the Autorun.exe file, this file opens the compact disc and allows you to browse the Student Materials or Trainer Materials compact disc ! Autorun.inf When the compact disc is inserted into the compact disc drive, this file opens Autorun.exe ! Default.htm This file opens the Trainer Materials Web page ! Readme.txt This file explains how to install the software for viewing the Trainer Materials compact disc and its contents and how to open the Trainer Materials Web page ! 2088A_ms.doc This file is the Manual Classroom Setup Guide It contains the steps for manually installing the classroom computers ! 2088A_sg.doc This file is the Automated Classroom Setup Guide It contains a description of classroom requirements, classroom configuration, instructions for using the automated classroom setup scripts, and the Classroom Setup Checklist ! Powerpnt This folder contains the Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides that are used in this course ! Pptview This folder contains the PowerPoint Viewer, which is used to display the PowerPoint slides ! Setup This folder contains the files that install the course and related software to computers in a classroom setting ! StudentCD This folder contains the Web page that provides students with links to resources pertaining to this course, including additional reading, review and lab answers, lab files, multimedia presentations, and courserelated Web sites ! Tools This folder contains files and utilities used to complete the setup of the instructor computer ! Tprep This folder contains the Trainer Preparation Presentation for this course Review these materials before teaching this course ! Webfiles This folder contains the files that are required to view the course Web page To open the Web page, open Microsoft Windows Explorer, and in the root directory of the compact disc, double-click Default.htm or Autorun.exe x Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure Student Materials Compact Disc Contents The Student Materials compact disc contains the following files and folders: ! Autorun.exe When the compact disc is inserted into the CD-ROM drive, or when you double-click the Autorun.exe file, this file opens the compact disc and allows you to browse the Student Materials compact disc ! Autorun.inf When the compact disc is inserted into the compact disc drive, this file opens Autorun.exe ! Default.htm This file opens the Student Materials Web page It provides students with resources pertaining to this course, including additional reading, review and lab answers, lab files, multimedia presentations, and course-related Web sites ! Readme.txt This file explains how to install the software for viewing the Student Materials compact disc and its contents and how to open the Student Materials Web page ! Addread This folder contains additional reading pertaining to this course ! Fonts This folder contains fonts that are required to view the PowerPoint presentation and Web-based materials ! Webfiles This folder contains the files that are required to view the course Web page To open the Web page, open Windows Explorer, and in the root directory of the compact disc, double-click Default.htm or Autorun.exe ! Wordview This folder contains the Word Viewer that is used to view any Microsoft Word document (.doc) files that are included on the compact disc Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure xi Document Conventions The following conventions are used in course materials to distinguish elements of the text Convention Use " Indicates an introductory page This symbol appears next to a topic heading when additional information on the topic is covered on the page or pages that follow it bold Represents commands, command options, and syntax that must be typed exactly as shown It also indicates commands on menus and buttons, dialog box titles and options, and icon and menu names italic In syntax statements or descriptive text, indicates argument names or placeholders for variable information Italic is also used for introducing new terms, for book titles, and for emphasis in the text Title Capitals Indicate domain names, user names, computer names, directory names, and folder and file names, except when specifically referring to case-sensitive names Unless otherwise indicated, you can use lowercase letters when you type a directory name or file name in a dialog box or at a command prompt ALL CAPITALS Indicate the names of keys, key sequences, and key combinations — for example, ALT+SPACEBAR monospace Represents code samples or examples of screen text [] In syntax statements, enclose optional items For example, [filename] in command syntax indicates that you can choose to type a file name with the command Type only the information within the brackets, not the brackets themselves {} In syntax statements, enclose required items Type only the information within the braces, not the braces themselves | In syntax statements, separates an either/or choice ! Indicates a procedure with sequential steps In syntax statements, specifies that the preceding item may be repeated Represents an omitted portion of a code sample THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ... 2:45 Break 2:45 3:30 Module 5: Designing a Highly Available Physical Network (continued) 3:30 4:30 Lab: Designing a Highly Available Physical Network Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure. .. Break 2:30 3:30 Lab: Designing Highly Available Web Infrastructure Servers 3:30 4:30 Module 3: Designing a Highly Available Network Services Infrastructure vii viii Designing a Highly Available. .. Available Web Infrastructure Lesson: Calculating System Availability .11 Lesson: Supporting a Highly Available Web Infrastructure 22 Module 2: Designing Highly Available Web Infrastructure