The majority of mission-critical environments are running on UNIX based solutions to ensure the highest levels of availability. While this will continue, more and more are looking to deploy essential business applications on x86 based Linux systems. As a result, there is the need to bring the mission critical knowledge and expertise of UNIX over to Linux. Building on 20 years of experience, HP has made Serviceguard, our leading clustering technology for HP-UX, available for Linux customers who require business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities. It has the same exceptional quality and capability that you already trust.
HP Serviceguard Solutions for Linux is designed to address the financial, business and operational impacts of planned and unplanned downtime in demanding x86/Linux environments. With HP Serviceguard Solutions for Linux, you can define, implement, and manage solutions that help to secure your infrastructure, protect data and information, and align business continuity objectives to business requirements. HP Serviceguard Solutions for Linux:
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| Features | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Fast failover and recovery |
Monitors the availability of critical resources and applications and provides fast failover in the event of a failure, in as little as 4 seconds.1 |
| High data integrity |
Cluster arbitration is essential to ensure the highest level of availability and data integrity. HP offers Quorum Service, a robust fencing mechanism that allows Serviceguard for Linux to ensure the highest level of data integrity and reliability. |
| Zero downtime during maintenance |
A key feature called “Live Application Detach (LAD)” allows you to do maintenance of the Serviceguard cluster infrastructure (including the heartbeat network) with zero downtime.2 |
| Shortened cluster setup time |
The Toolkits and Extensions portfolio offers predefined scripts that allow you to automatically setup your applications within Serviceguard clusters. With these toolkits and extensions, you can cut up to 93% of the setup time it takes to get an application protected, going from months to days. This equates to 4x faster deployment with consistent administration and management of any mission critical workload.3 |
| Disaster recovery capability |
HP Serviceguard Disaster Recovery Solutions for Linux enable you to remain online even after the loss of a data center, regardless of the distance. It provides you with the ability to face the challenge of getting your systems up and running after a disaster, in as little time as possible, without impacting performance. Learn more. |
| Simplified cluster management |
HP Serviceguard Manager for Linux allows users to visually configure, monitor, manage and administer a cluster and its components (e.g. nodes, packages). Intuitive color-coded icons will help quickly identify problems with the cluster so users can quickly react and resolve issues. HP Serviceguard Manager is also integrated with HP System Insight Manager (HP SIM) to enable management of multiple clusters running on Linux or HP-UX from a single browser. |
| Full solution support |
As solid as the cluster itself, HP is solely accountable to you for all aspects of the solution, eliminating wasted time determining accountability among suppliers. |
| Commitment to offering choice |
Rather than developing proprietary solutions which limit customer choice, HP Serviceguard for Linux leverages and supports emerging open-source standards to ensure interoperability of cluster components. |
