Cluster Servers
Server clusters provide high availability and disaster tolerance for mission-critical applications
CLUSTER SERVERS
Windows Server 2008 offers high availability for a wide variety of applications, because the most recent generation of Server Cluster is cost-effective to deploy and manage. Windows Server 2008 meets the requirements your business has for continuity without putting pressure on your staff or budget. With Network Load Balancing clusters, you can scale your applications, allowing you to start small and grow as needed. Factor in the savings from improved availability—the scalability benefits, the simplified management, and competitive total cost of ownership—and Windows Server 2008 pays for itself.
Input an estimate of the amount of storage you will need. Your available storage capacity will decrease depending on the RAID level you choose. Do not include hot spares in your raw storage calculation.
Input the amount of data you currently have in use. This will be used to generate an estimate on the number of disks you will need for this amount of available storage, after accounting for the RAID level.
