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Home > Forums > MIS/IT > Operating Systems - Hardware Independent > Microsoft: Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) Forum

COMPAQ Online Recovery Server vs. MSCS

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Whitemtntn (IS/IT--Management)

5 Dec 00 11:28

Does anyone know...Is there any point to enabling the Compaq Online Recovery Server (In the Compaq Configuration Utility), when you are running MS Cluster Server? Isn't the MS Cluster performing that same duty anyway? I'd like to disable it, but I'm not sure if its the right thing to do. I'm running Proliant 6500's. Thanks.
-WhiteMtntn

rmarston (IS/IT--Management)

19 Dec 00 3:13

I think you will find that they work differently.

Compaq's solution has the recovery server all booted
but not doing anything. When the main server drops
dead the recovery server is started and takes over its
tasks.

The MS solution has both servers up and working with
the load spread over them, then when the main server
dies the backup server simply takes on its duty's...

Well thats how it is last time I looked at it...

However my advise would be to go for one OR the other
but definitly not both !!!

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