GLOBAL SETTINGS

The global settings of any cluster are meant for network standardization .

They are the settings which are global to the entire cluster and are related to the entire network in such a way that these settings standardize the cluster and its working. The following are the two primary areas you can set the global settings for.

The Global Settings for the server with Windows server are different and for Linux, they are different. So while you are making the Global Settings for the cluster, specify the appropriate settings under each OS family. You may choose not to specify any Global Settings for Linux platform if you do not intend to use that in your cluster. But Global Settings for Windows platform are mandatory for at least one server role Every server can have one or more role(s) in the cluster. This role(s) needs to be set every time a new server is added to the cluster. Following are the four available roles for a server, in the cluster. Web Server, DNS Server, Mail Server & Database Server..

Any server in the Cluster (Windows or Linux) can have any of the following four roles (both as live role or as backup role):

• Web Server

• DNS Server

• Mail Server

• Database Server

Global Settings for Web server

Global Settings for DNS server

Global Settings for Mail Server

Global Settings for Database server