If you receive the following error message
when you attempt to remote into your server:
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We’ve covered setting  up a two node failover cluster in Windows Server 2008 and now that we have that running we can start to cluster some services and/or applications.  In this example we’ll cluster File Services to create a highly available file share.  To start we can simply right-click Services and Application under the cluster and choose Configure a Service or Application.
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We have all muttered the words “Where is <fill in the blank> when you need it?”  A lot of times that blank is filled with the name of a SysInternals utility like Process Explorer or TCPView.  Well never utter those words again thanks to http://live.sysinternals.com   Here you will find a list of all the SysInternals tools ready to download.  Or if you don’t want to download it to all your PCs just run the command from a command line to the remote server and run the tools that way
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If you have ever set up a Windows cluster in Windows 2003, 2000 or if you were brave enough NT4 you know it has always posed a number of challenges that usually required some specialized skills.  Well in Windows Server 2008 that has changed thankfully and we can whip together a two node failover cluster in minutes!  Before you get started you will need the following:

1. 3 servers at minimum (1DC, 2 Nodes)
2. Shared storage (iSCSI or FibreChannel)
3. 3 Networks (Public, iSCSI, Heartbeat)

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The Windows Server Backup feature provides a basic backup and recovery solution for computers running the Windows Server® 2008 operating system. Windows Server Backup introduces new backup and recovery technology and replaces the previous Windows Backup (Ntbackup.exe) feature that was available with earlier versions of the Windows operating system.
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