Clustering Exchange 2007

I was making my way through my Google Reader list this morning and I came across a post on one of the Exchange-related blogs that I follow that expressed my exact sentiments on clustering with Windows Server in general and more specifically, Exchange 2007.

In my personal experience, I’ve found Michael’s recommendations to be valid for most environments. I’ve personally managed systems to 99.97% without the use of Windows Clustering. In some sense, however, you are only trading time and effort from existing tasks to managing the cluster correctly but the reward could be slim if you are doing things well in the first place.