Advanced cluster hosting features
Cluster hosting enables you to overcome the traditional barriers to adopting high-availability clustering solutions by:
- Reducing software costs with an affordable licensing model.
- Reducing hardware costs by running on commodity hardware.
- Reducing operating costs by reducing the need for specialised administration skills.
There are many benefits to cluster hosting and it is available on most popular platforms, including:
- Linux (Red Hat, Novell/SUSE)
- IBM AIX
- HP-UX
- Sun Solaris
- Mac OS X
It’s important to remember that cluster hosting is not a complete backup system for your applications. It is only one part of a multi-part strategy required to ensure minimum server downtime and 100% recoverability.
You may be asking yourself what is the difference between cluster hosting and load balancing?
Well, cluster hosting consists of several servers working together to provide a higher level of availability, reliability and scalability than can be obtained by using just one computer. This addresses capacity issues. Plus, clustering is usually carried out using database servers.
Load balancing on the other hand, is having the same application running on multiple servers. This benefits redundancy. Essentially load balancing can be a described as a type of cluster. Load balancing is usually carried using other types of servers rather than database servers.
For more information on clustered servers click on the link.
To find out how to set up cluster hosting on your database server simply call us now on 0800 4584545, and talk to an Account Manager, or request a quote online.
