Day: April 26, 2012

This article describes the maximum number of supported nodes that are permitted in a Failover Cluster. MORE INFORMATION The Windows Server Failover Clustering feature supports a certain maximum number… The Windows Server Failover Clustering feature supports a certain maximum number of servers in a cluster. Servers in a Failover Cluster are also called nodes. The maximum number of nodes varies depending on the version of the operating system. The following table outlines the maximum number of nodes that are supported in a cluster and the required shared disk configuration. Collapse this tableExpand this table Operating System Number of nodes Storage […]

Overview of Windows System Resource Manager Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2 With Windows System Resource Manager for the Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating system, you can manage server processor and memory usage with standard or custom resource policies. Managing your resources can help ensure that all the services provided by a single server are available on an equal basis or that your resources will always be available to high-priority applications, services, or users. Windows System Resource Manager only manages processor resources when the combined processor load is greater than 70 percent. This means that it does not actively limit […]

This step-by-step article describes how to change the administrator account and guest account names by using Group Policy in Windows Server 2003. This may be useful if you want to change the name of the administrator or guest user accounts to minimize the chance of misuse of these accounts. Back to the top Create a Group Policy Object To create a Group Policy object (GPO) to change the administrator and guest account names: Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. To do so, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users […]