HA : What is the best ?
Hi, I have two Intel Xeon 5160 rack boxes (2 x Dual-Core, 4GB Ram, 5 HD, 2 LAN ports) to run Win2K3 Server on which I plan to install IDS 11.50 xC2.xx for about 60 users. Considerations I have to address : High Availability, IDS license type/cost, "near-zero" IDS administration, total cost. Please, can anyone advise me about the best solution (pros and cons) to implement beetween the following ? 1/ HDR 2/ When adding an external RAID device a) SSD b) IDS Cluster installation on Microsoft Cluster Service 3/ Any other configuration. Thanks for your comments. Best Regards Henri MOUKOURI
Henri MOUKOURI wrote: > Hi, > > I have two Intel Xeon 5160 rack boxes (2 x Dual-Core, 4GB Ram, 5 HD, 2 > LAN ports) to run > Win2K3 Server on which I plan to install IDS 11.50 xC2.xx for about 60 > users. > > Considerations I have to address : High Availability, IDS license > type/cost, "near-zero" IDS > administration, total cost. Please, can anyone advise me about the best > solution (pros and cons) > to implement beetween the following ? > > 1/ HDR > Pros: Very simple, stable, easy failover Cons: Double the disk (but you have redundant disks, which is good!) Don't know: what the cost implications are, depends on if you use updateable secondaries, warm or cold standby > 2/ When adding an external RAID device > > a) SSD I assume you mean SDS? Pros: Very simple, easy failover Cons: New technology, no disk redundancy, license costs > > > b) IDS Cluster installation on Microsoft Cluster Service > Don't know: pretty much anything about it. Historically, I've always recommended HDR over clustering because every clustering customer I've known has been bitten by clustering not working as expected. > 3/ Any other configuration. > I would think that HDR would still be the way to go, with the Cluster Manager. -- Cheers, Obnoxio the Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com
Obnoxio The Clown a écrit : > Henri MOUKOURI wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have two Intel Xeon 5160 rack boxes (2 x Dual-Core, 4GB Ram, 5 HD, 2 >> LAN ports) to run >> Win2K3 Server on which I plan to install IDS 11.50 xC2.xx for about 60 >> users. >> >> Considerations I have to address : High Availability, IDS license >> type/cost, "near-zero" IDS >> administration, total cost. Please, can anyone advise me about the best >> solution (pros and cons) >> to implement beetween the following ? >> >> 1/ HDR >> >> > > Pros: Very simple, stable, easy failover > Cons: Double the disk (but you have redundant disks, which is good!) > Don't know: what the cost implications are, depends on if you use > updateable secondaries, warm or cold standby > > >> 2/ When adding an external RAID device >> >> a) SSD >> > I assume you mean SDS? > > Pros: Very simple, easy failover > Cons: New technology, no disk redundancy, license costs > > >> b) IDS Cluster installation on Microsoft Cluster Service >> >> > Don't know: pretty much anything about it. Historically, I've always > recommended HDR over clustering because every clustering customer I've > known has been bitten by clustering not working as expected. > >> 3/ Any other configuration. >> >> > > I would think that HDR would still be the way to go, with the Cluster > Manager. > > OTC, Thanks for your reply. But I still have some questions on HDR licensing since it's the first time I'll have to implement it. So, please, correct me if I'm wrong : 2 boxes, means 2 WG +HDR IDS licenses. And Cluster install on windows one license. Am I right ? Also, does the cost of HDR option depend on the caracteristics of the secondary (ie. updateable, warm or cold standby) ? And finally, does the Cluster Manger imply additional costs ? Best regards. Henri MOUKOURI
On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 3:20 AM, Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote: > Henri MOUKOURI wrote: >> 2/ When adding an external RAID device >> >> a) SSD > I assume you mean SDS? SSD could be Solid-State Disk -- or it could be a typo for SDS as you said. -- Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h> Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com Guardian of DBD::Informix v2008.0513 -- http://dbi.perl.org/ "Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused." NB: Please do not use this email for correspondence. I don't necessarily read it every week, even.