High Availability Operation

On a dual-node ztC Edge system, Stratus Redundant Linux software provides two user-defined availability levels for VMs: High Availability (HA) and Fault Tolerant (FT).

In HA operation, Stratus Redundant Linux automatically detects, isolates, and handles most hardware faults, thereby keeping your applications running. With HA remote-support technology, the software notifies the Stratus support center of various issues, indicating the type of fault and its exact location. This combination of automatic fault detection, isolation, and remote-support technologies ensures speedy access to expert support technicians and rapid problem resolution.

You select a VM’s availability level when you create or import the VM by using the ztC Console.

When enabled, HA operation offers basic failover and recovery, with some faults requiring an (automatic) VM reboot for recovery, and return to HA operation:

HA is suitable for applications that can tolerate occasional interruptions of a few minutes.

(The supported VM availability levels depend upon the system model, as listed in Virtual Machine Recommendations and Limits.)

Related Topics

The Virtual Machines Page

Using the ztC Console