Fail-Over/High-Availability Software for Windows Server
Last Updated: 08 Aug 2004
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If you intend to maintain high-availability for your
applications, then it behooves you to make each server as
redundant as possible, and to deploy some sort of cluster
or Fail-Over solution.
FAIL-OVER/CLUSTER PRODUCTS
• Windows 2003 Cluster ... http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/clustering.mspx
• Windows 2000 Cluster ... http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/clustering/
• Windows NT4 Cluster .... http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/ProductInfo/Enterprise/
• ClusterReplica ......... http://www.xlink2.com/REPLICA/
• DoubleTake ............. http://www.nsisw.com/pro/doubletake/
• GeoCluster ............. http://www.nsisw.com/pro/geocluster/
• Veritas ClusterServer .. http://www.veritas.com/Products/www?c=subcategory&refId=150
• Octopus HA+ ............ http://www.legato.com/products/availability/windows/ [1]
• Co-Standby Server ...... http://www.legato.com/products/availability/windows/ [1]
• Full-Time Cluster ...... http://www.legato.com/products/availability/windows/ [1]
HARDWARE CLUSTERING VENDORS
• Marathon Technologies .. http://www.marathontechnologies.com/
• Stratus ................ http://www.stratus.com/
ARTICLES & REVIEWS
• http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/nt/2003/0317nt2.html
• http://www.entmag.com/displayarticle.asp?ID=6270075803PM
PERSONAL NOTES
• Clustering support in Windows 2003 is greatly improved
over previous versions of Windows. You get 8-node
clustering support with Enterprise Edition (as opposed
to 2-node support with 2000 Advanced Server), and the
Standard edition now supports Network Load Balancing.
RELATED TOPICS (ALSO IN THIS ARCHIVE)
• http://KB.UltraTech-llc.com/?File=LoadBal.TXT
• http://KB.UltraTech-llc.com/?File=ServerSpecs.TXT
• http://KB.UltraTech-llc.com/?File=Utils.TXT
[1] Many of these products have been purchased by Legato,
whom I have never been that fond of.