Microsoft Cluster Service Disaster Recovery

Featuring NSI Softwares Real-Time Data Replication

Small Business Administration

Alfred E. Judd Area Director

Small Business Administration www.sba.gov

Cost of Downtime
SQL Server Server

SQL

Networked Workstations Connected to the SQL Server

Cost of Downtime
SQL Server Server

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SQL

Access to SQL Server Lost

Cluster Server Scenario

Active SQL Server Networked Workstations Connected to the SQL Server

Cluster Server Scenario

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Active SQL Server

Access to SQL Server Maintained

Cluster Server Scenario

Active SQL Server Networked Workstations Connected to Cluster

Active Exchange Server

Cluster Server Scenario

X
Active Exchange Server Active SQL Server

Access to SQL and Exchange Maintained

MSCS Shared SCSI Architecture

MSCS Cluster Nodes Shared SCSI Bus

SCSI Disks

MSCS Shared SCSI Architecture

Shared SCSI Bus

MSCS Cluster Nodes

SCSI Disks

Shared SCSI Distance Limits

MSCS Cluster Nodes Shared SCSI Bus

SCSI Disks

Shared SCSI Distance Limitation of 82 Feet

Clustering with Fibre Channel

MSCS Cluster Nodes

Fibre Channel Hub

Fibre Channel Distance Limitation of 10 KM

The Worldwide Organization

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Cluster Server providing highly available applications to worldwide clients Internet or Intranet

Client still operational if one node fails

Geographic Disasters

Disaster Recovery Site Protection

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Internet or Intranet

How can you provide MSCS style availability when your backup machine is thousands of miles away?

Disaster Recovery Site Protection

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Internet or Intranet

How can you provide MSCS style availability when your backup machine is thousands of miles away?

Double-Take Replication
Primary Double-Take Server Backup Double-Take Server

TCP/IP Network

1. Application writes data to file. It is also captured by Double-Take

Double-Take Replication
Primary Double-Take Server Backup Double-Take Server

TCP/IP Network

2. Double-Take transmits the data across the TCP/IP Network to the backup server.

Double-Take Replication
Primary Double-Take Server Backup Double-Take Server

TCP/IP Network

3. A copy of the data is written to the disk on the backup server.

Double-Take Disaster Recover

Disaster occurs in primary city

SQL Server

SQL Server
Internet or Intranet

Failover occurs to backup site

Client application sees minimal service outage.

Double-Take and MSCS

X X

An MSCS cluster at both the primary and backup locations

Internet or Intranet

SQL Server

with replicated data gives you the most reliable environment you can get.

Double-Take Replication
Primary Double-Take Server Backup Double-Take Server

TCP/IP Network
Data is queued on the primary machine if there is limited bandwidth for transmission.

Double-Take Replication
Primary Double-Take Server Backup Double-Take Server

TCP/IP Network
Data is transmitted at network speed. Scheduling and bandwidth limiting tune Double-Take for your particular network requirements.

Double-Take Replication
Primary Double-Take Server Backup Double-Take Server

TCP/IP Network
A 2k-byte block is written to a large file on the primary machine. Only the 2k-byte block is transmitted, reducing network bandwidth use

Double-Take Flexibility

WAN

One-to-One
One machine may be a dedicated backup, or both machines may be providing disaster recovery for the other.

WAN

One-to-One
One machine may be a dedicated backup, or both machines may be providing disaster recovery for the other.

WAN

Daisy Chain
Tie machines together in a chain, each one passing along data received from the previous.

WAN

WAN Daisy Chain

Use in a WAN environment to provide a local backup as well as a remote backup.

WAN

One-to-Two
Send data to multiple locations from a single source. Provide data data distribution.

WAN

One-to-Many
Send data to multiple locations from a single source. Provide data data distribution.

WAN

Many-to-One
Centralize data from multiple servers to a single machine. Provides disaster recovery and centralized backup.

WAN

Double-Take Flexibility
The possibilities with Double-Take are nearly limitless!

WAN

Double-Take with Clusters

Double-Take running on MSCS

Double-Take running on MSCS

High Availability achieved with four machines, two copies of the data and two sites!

Replication on a Cluster
DoubleTake Replication from Group Node 1 Physical Disk
Network Name IP Address File Share Replication Set

MSCS Nodes

DoubleTake

Replication on a Cluster
DoubleTake

MSCS Nodes

DoubleTake Replication from Node 2

Group Physical Disk Network Name IP Address File Share Replication Set

Double-Take Failover and MSCS

TCP/IP Network

Group File Share IP Address

IP Address monitoring And replication.

Double-Take Failover and MSCS

Group File Share IP Address

IP Address monitoring And replication.

Double-Take Failover and MSCS

X X

TCP/IP Network

Data available via DoubleTakes Failover!

Double-Take Licensing

NSI Preferred Partners

Dell Computer 800-WWW-DELL www.gigabuys.com Sunbelt Software 888 NT-UTILS or 727 562-0101 www.sunbelt-software.com
More information at www.nsisoftware.com

Support Services
Design and Implementation Training 7x24 Support options Software upgrade protection Available from NSI Preferred Partners

Hands-on demonstration and training

Installing and Configuring Double-Take on MSCS

Demonstration and Training

Installing and Configuring Double-Take on MSCS

References
Disaster Recovery for MSCS
Step by Step Application Note Script Templates Product Documentation Evaluation Downloads

http://www.nsisw.com/solutions/mscs

Double-Take on the Cluster

DoubleTake MSCS Nodes DoubleTake

Group Exchange

Group File Share

Group SQL

Demonstration Cluster
MSCS Nodes

Group Physical Disk Network Name IP Address File Share Replication Set

Demonstration Cluster
MSCS Nodes

No loss of client connectivity!

Group Physical Disk Network Name IP Address File Share Replication Set

Replication on a Cluster
DoubleTake Replication from Group Node 1 Physical Disk
Network Name IP Address File Share Replication Set

MSCS Nodes

DoubleTake

Replication on a Cluster
DoubleTake MSCS Nodes DoubleTake Replication from Node 2

Group Physical Disk Network Name IP Address File Share Replication Set

DTCL Script Function

Make sure replication from node that previously owned the group is stopped. Connect from node that now owns the group to the same target. Start replication and a fast mirror to make sure that synchronization is maintained.

Script templates at
www.nsisw.com/solutions/mscs

References
Disaster Recovery for MSCS
Step by Step Application Note Script Templates Product Documentation Evaluation Downloads

http://www.nsisw.com/solutions/mscs

MSCS Disaster Recovery

Featuring NSI Softwares Real-Time Data Replication www.nsisoftware.com/solutions/mscs