Clustering

[Hoober]

Can any one gie me the number one reason for server clustering? If you are running clustered servers in your environment, what is the main reason?

 

[Santa]

There are design methods to also load balance in front of the Microsoft cluster giving better overall processing and bandwidth power but Usually reasons why Microsoft clustering is done is for high availbility. Any type of processes that you need to have up all the times is very ideal for this type of clustering. Reason being is in Microsoft's clustering one server goes down another picks up and the end user has no idea and keeps working as if nothing was wrong.

Other types of clustering such as Unix/Linux beowolf clustering is for loadbalancing and overall combined CPU computational power which is much differnt than the main reasons for Microsoft Clustering. This type of computing is more or less creating a supercomputer class computer out of ordinary cheaper servers. Anytype of process that can be easily broken into chunks is very ideal for this type of clustering.

 

[Hoober]

Thanks, Santa.