Note on Microsoft clustering terminology for
Windows 2008 users
With Windows 2008,
Microsoft has changed the terminology with which it refers to some
important parts of clustering.
Table: Windows 2003/2008 terminology shows
the terms that are used in Windows 2003 clustering and their
Windows 2008 counterparts. This manual uses the Windows 2003
terminology throughout.
Table: Windows 2003/2008 terminology
|
Windows 2003 term
|
Windows 2008 term
|
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Cluster Group
|
Cluster
|
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Microsoft Server Cluster
|
Microsoft Failover Cluster
|
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Network Name
|
Client Access Point
|
|
Physical Disk
|
Storage Device
|
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Resource Group
|
Service or Application
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