Chapter 1: Overview
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Overview and Installation
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August 31, 1999
Novell Confidential
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Overview
NetWare
®
Cluster Services
TM
is a server clustering system that ensures high
availability and manageability of critical network resources including data
(volumes), applications, server licenses, and services. It is a multinode
clustering product for NetWare 5 that is enabled for NDS
TM
and supports
failover, failback, and migration (load balancing) of individually managed
cluster resources.
Product Features
NetWare Cluster Services includes several important features to help you
ensure and manage the availability of your network resources. These include:
•
Support for shared disk configurations or local disk configurations.
•
Multinode all-active cluster (up to 32 nodes). Any NetWare server in the
cluster can restart resources (applications, services, IP addresses, and
volumes) from a failed server in the cluster.
•
Single point of administration through a Java-based ConsoleOne
TM
cluster configuration and monitoring GUI.
•
The ability to tailor a cluster to the specific applications and hardware
infrastructure that fit your organization.
•
Dynamic assignment and reassignment of server storage on an as-
needed basis.
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