2 active directory servers

• for cluster authentication purposes only
• Windows 2003 Enterprise or Standard Edition
• Any PEER 1 offered hardware platforms

2 clustered servers maximum

• In an active/passive or active/active configuration
• Select PEER 1 hardware platforms that are optimal for SAN connectivity
• Additional NIC for heartbeat connections between cluster nodes

Fibre attached storage

• 1 RAID Set with 3 LUNs
  
  • 1GB Quorum
  • 1GB MSDTC
  • Customer data
• Drive types and sizes are optional
• Single or dual fibre connections

Juniper firewall (dedicated to the MS cluster)

• SSG5 + or greater
• Single or dual firewalls (high availability mode)

Private managed dedicated switch

• Required for private side cluster failover

Microsoft® SQL databases supported

• SQL 2005 Standard Edition
• SQL 2005 Enterprise Edition
• PEER 1 provided SQL licenses only
• Only 1 SQL server node needs to be licensed by processor in an active/passive or active/active configuration