Checklist: Installing a Network Name resource

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Checklist: Installing a Network Name resource

Step	Reference
Review the concepts behind cluster resources.	Server Cluster Resources
Review resource groups and resource dependencies.	Server Cluster groups
Review networking concepts.	Network Services
Plan common resource settings.	Checklist: Creating a new resource
Choose an Internet Protocol (IP) address resource to be associated with the network name. If an IP address resource does not already exist, create one. If necessary, obtain the IP address from your network administrator. This must be a static IP address. When the Network Name resource is brought online, the IP address resource with which it is associated is included when the name is registered with the various name resolution services.	Create a new resource IP Addressing and Routing Disable WINS/NetBT name resolution DNS
Choose the name you want to publish on the network, following any naming conventions that might be in effect.	Not applicable
Use the New Resource Wizard to create the network name resource. Make the network name resource dependent on the IP address resource. Note Optionally, you can enable Kerberos authentication and specify that DNS registration must succeed for the network name resource.	Create a new resource Modify resource dependencies Virtual servers
Optionally, use the cluster command with the /registerdns option to register the resource with a DNS server in a way that does not interrupt cluster availability.	Cluster