Compaq ProLiant Clusters HA/F100, Administrator'S Manual

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The following table details the capacity requirements that can be applied to
either active/active design.
Table 2-1
Server Capacity* Requirements for Active/Active Configuration
Node 1 Node 2
Operating system (with MSCS) Operating system (with MSCS)
Nonclustered applications and services Nonclustered applications and services
Server1 clustered applications and services Server2 clustered applications and services
Server2 clustered applications and services
(if Server2 is set up to fail applications and
services to Server1) Server1 clustered applications and services
(if Server1 is set up to fail applications and
services to Server2)
* Processing power, memory, and nonshared storage
Active/Standby Configuration
In an active/standby configuration, only one node actively runs applications
and services. The other node is in an idle, or standby, state. Assume Node 1 is
the active node and Node 2 is the standby node.
Table 2-2
Server Capacity* Requirements for Active/Standby Configuration
Node 1 Node 2
Operating System (with MSCS) Operating system (with MSCS)
Nonclustered applications and services Server1 clustered applications and
services
Server1 clustered applications and services
* Processing power, memory, and nonshared storage