Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) is software designed to allow servers to work together as one machine, to provide failover and increased availability of applications.

Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition was the first version of Windows server to include the MSCS software. The software has since been updated with each new Enterprise Edition server release: Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server,Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. The cluster software evaluates the resources of servers in the cluster and chooses which are used based on criteria set in the administration module.

External links

• Scott Scholl's Microsoft Cluster Server Center - reference material for MCSC
• MSCS Forum at Tek-Tips
• Microsoft Clustering Services

Microsoft server technology