Specifications

Administration Guide

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Figure 10-2. Two-node cluster using two physical machines; each node running

clustering software.

Consolidating Clusters

This!type!of!cluster!combines!features!of!the!previous!two!types.!For!example,!you!can!

consolidate!four!clusters!of!two!machines!each!to!two!physical!machines!with!four!

virtual!machines!each!for!protection!from!hardware!and!software!failures.

Figure 10-3. Four two-node clusters moved from eight physical machines to two.

Cost-Effective Standby Host

Provide!a!standby!host!for!multiple!physical!machines!on!one

!standby!box!with!

multiple!virtual!machines.

Cluster

software

Cluster

software

Requests

.vmdk

Physical machine

Virtual

machine

Virtual

machine

Physical machine

Physical

machine

VM1

VM7

VM5

VM3

Physical

machine

VM2

VM8

VM6

VM4