EXPRESSCLUSTER Datasheet, PDF (1/2 Pages) NEC – High Availability Software

High Availability Software
ExpressCluster X forWindows
for Linux
for Solaris
HA Clustering System
This system uses multiple servers: active
servers and standby servers. When any
failure occurs an active server, the jobs on
that server are quickly inherited to a standby
server to ensure that jobs continue running
with minimum downtime.
ExpressCluster X
Top market share* high availability (HA) clustering
software with over 10 years of proven innovation
in mission-critical system protection and recovery.
*Sources : Asia/Paci c (Excluding Japan) Availability and Clustering Software 2010-2014 Forecast (AP2670310S)
Japan System Software 2010-2014 Forecast and 2009 Analysis (J10450103)
Job
Active
server
In case of failure...
Standby
server
Server down
OS failures
NIC failures
SW abnormalities
Disk failures
Abnormally high loads
Maintena_ộ nce
Active
server
Job
The client can continue
to access jobs without
awareness of the switch.
Standby
server
Benefits
Clara
Superior Business Continuity
Real-Time Health Monitoring
Proro
Business continuity is crucial in today’s increasingly comput- The Operational status of even large-scale systems made up
erized business world. ExpressCluster X minimizes the loss of multiple clusters can be checked at a glance. Jobs can
of business opportunities during maintenance or disasters.
also be moved to any server by performing simple operations. ExpressCluster
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Product Overview
More selectable data sharing types ^{In addition to the typical shared storage methods used for HA clusters, NAS disks or data mirrors can be selected.}
ExpressCluster X
ExpressCluster X
Shared storage suitable for large capacity,
heavy access
Web-Based Management GUI
The operation status can be visually deter-
mined using a Web browser.
NAS disk that makes it possible to effectively
use an existing infrastructure
Virtual environment support
Server #1
Server #2
Virtual
machine A
ExpressCluster X
Guest OS redundancy
Virtual
machine B
ExpressCluster X
Virtual
machine C
ExpressCluster X
Virtual
machine D
ExpressCluster X
Virtual
machine A
ExpressCluster X
Virtual
machine B
ExpressCluster X
Virtual
machine C
ExpressCluster X
Virtual
machine D
ExpressCluster X
ExpressCluster X Host OS redundancy ExpressCluster X
VMware, Hyper-V
Windows/Linux
VMware, Hyper-V
Windows/Linux
ExpressCluster X
ExpressCluster X Replicator *
Data mirroring type enables
sharing data at a low cost
* ExpressCluster X
replicator is an
optional product.
WAN clustering supported for disaster recovery
Job
ExpressCluster X
ExpressCluster X
Replicator DR*
ExpressCluster X
ExpressCluster X
Replicator DR *
Mirroring a shared disk
between remote locations
Naturally, one-on-one clustering is possible between remote locations,
but it is now possible for cluster members to share data as well.
*


ExpressCluster X Replicator DR is an optional product.
ExpressCluster X Replicator DR includes the features of ExpressCluster X Replicator.
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