Setting up a Windows Server 2008 / SQL Server 2008 cluster
As I mention in a [related question][1] about colocation vs renting web servers, I am considering setting up a web server cluster using four Mac Minis (Intel Core Duo) and Windows Server 2008.  The website I'm developing is database-driven and uses ASP.Net MVC with Microsoft SQL Server 2008.  I am completely inexperienced with setting up a web server, so I am only aware of but unfamiliar with technologies like Network Load Balancing and Failover Clustering.

Can somebody recommend an ideal way to configure these 4 servers together or enumerate my best options?  For instance, should only one machine contain the SQL Server database, or should I create an SQL cluster on top of my Windows Server 2008 cluster.  I would like to have a balance between reliability and performance, and I'm not sure what such a balance would look like concretely.  


  [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/654448/setting-up-a-windows-2008-server-colocation-or-rental
Setting up a Windows Server 2008 / SQL Server 2008 cluster
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As I mention in a [related question][1] about colocation vs renting web servers, I am considering setting up a web server cluster using four Mac Minis (Intel Core Duo) and Windows Server 2008.  The website I'm developing is database-driven and uses ASP.Net MVC with Microsoft SQL Server 2008.  I am completely inexperienced with setting up a web server, so I am only aware of but unfamiliar with technologies like Network Load Balancing and Failover Clustering.

Can somebody recommend an ideal way to configure these 4 servers together or enumerate my best options?  For instance, should only one machine contain the SQL Server database, or should I create an SQL cluster on top of my Windows Server 2008 cluster.  I would like to have a balance between reliability and performance, and I'm not sure what such a balance would look like concretely.  


  [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/654448/setting-up-a-windows-2008-server-colocation-or-rental