Cluster Services

[robert]

If Siemen's Openlink is set up on Windows 2000 Advanced Server with
Cluster services, is it possible for the client nodes to address the
Cluster with a service address, virtual ip or whatever Microsoft calls
it so a failover essentially becomes transparent? .......Similar to
HACMP in AIX where a service address is how clients address the
cluster rather than having to know about multiple servers.

Appreciate any comments or places to get documentation on this is
appreciated.

 

[John Toner [MVP]]

In short, yes. In Microsoft cluster, you setup "virtual IP" addresses and
host names so that clients do not connect directly to the server nodes.

Regards,
John

 

[Guest]

as far as connecting to multiple servers? This is not why a cluster is there, the physical addresses are used only for the SYSTEM processes. The User uses only the "floating IP's". hense: Virtual IP, and the bound netbios name for the IP resource(when netbios binding is being used).

There are many, many documentations from microsoft about this, and a good book is MS cluster by MS press.

Have a nice day...
cth

 

[robert]

I figured it would do this. Just wanted confirmation. My IS department
says that this cannot be done and this is being developed. I needed some
confirmation that the software in fact acts like this.

Is there anywhere on MS site that confirms this explicitly? I cant find it
yet.


Thanks

Robert

as far as connecting to multiple servers? This is not why a cluster is

there, the physical addresses are used only for the SYSTEM processes. The
User uses only the "floating IP's". hense: Virtual IP, and the bound
netbios name for the IP resource(when netbios binding is being used).

There are many, many documentations from microsoft about this, and a good

book is MS cluster by MS press.

 

[John Toner [MVP]]

You don't need to look very hard to find it. All documents relating to
clustering address the concept of virtual servers. Here's a link that
describes how to set one up on a cluster:

Using Microsoft Cluster Server to Create a Virtual Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=257932

Regards,
John