HP serviceguard t2808-90006 manual Disaster Tolerant Architecture Guidelines

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Disaster Tolerance and Recovery in a Serviceguard Cluster

Disaster Tolerant Architecture Guidelines

Disaster Tolerant Architecture Guidelines

Disaster tolerant architectures represent a shift away from the massive central data centers and towards more distributed data processing facilities. While each architecture will be different to suit specific availability needs, there are a few basic guidelines for designing a disaster tolerant architecture so that it protects against the loss of an entire data center:

•Protecting nodes through geographic dispersion

•Protecting data through replication

•Using alternative power sources

•Creating highly available networks

These guidelines are in addition to the standard high-availability guidelines of redundant components such as multiple paths to storage, network cards, power supplies, and disks.

Protecting Nodes through Geographic Dispersion

Redundant nodes in a disaster tolerant architecture must be geographically dispersed. If they are in the same data center, it is not a disaster tolerant architecture. Figure 1-2 on page 17 shows a cluster architecture with nodes in two data centers: A and B. If all nodes in data center A fail, applications can fail over to the nodes in data center B and continue to provide clients with service.

Depending on the type of disaster you are protecting against and on the available technology, the nodes can be as close as another room in the same building, or as far away as another city. The minimum recommended dispersion is a single building with redundant nodes in different data centers using different power sources. Specific architectures based on geographic dispersion are discussed in the following chapter.

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Contents Page Legal Notices Contents Disaster Scenarios and Their Handling Managing an MD Device Contents Contents Editions and Releases Printing HistoryHP Printing Division Document Organization Intended AudiencePage Related Page Disaster Tolerance Evaluating the Need for Disaster Tolerance Evaluating the Need for Disaster Tolerance High Availability Architecture What is a Disaster Tolerant Architecture?Node 1 fails Pkg B Client ConnectionsDisaster Tolerant Architecture Extended Distance Clusters Understanding Types of Disaster Tolerant ClustersFrom both storage devices Extended Distance Cluster Two Data Center Setup Benefits of Extended Distance Cluster Cluster Extension CLX Cluster CLX for Linux Serviceguard Cluster Shows a CLX for a Linux Serviceguard cluster architectureBenefits of CLX Differences Between Extended Distance Cluster and CLX Continental Cluster New York Cluster Los Angeles ClusterData Cent er a Data Center B Continental ClusterBenefits of Continentalclusters Continental Cluster With Cascading Failover Comparison of Disaster Tolerant SolutionsAttributes Extended Distance Comparison of Disaster Tolerant Cluster SolutionsContinentalclusters Cluster HP-UX onlyUnderstanding Types of Disaster Tolerant Clusters Understanding Types of Disaster Tolerant Clusters Understanding Types of Disaster Tolerant Clusters WAN EVA Protecting Nodes through Geographic Dispersion Disaster Tolerant Architecture GuidelinesOff-line Data Replication Protecting Data through ReplicationPhysical Data Replication On-line Data ReplicationDisadvantages of physical replication in hardware are Advantages of physical replication in hardware areAdvantages of physical replication in software are Logical Data Replication Disadvantages of physical replication in software areDisadvantages of logical replication are Ideal Data Replication Using Alternative Power SourcesPower Circuit 1 node Alternative Power SourcesData Center a Node 3 Power Circuit Creating Highly Available NetworkingDisaster Tolerant Wide Area Networking Disaster Tolerant Local Area NetworkingDisaster Tolerant Cluster Limitations Managing a Disaster Tolerant Environment Manage it in-house, or hire a service?How is the cluster maintained? Additional Disaster Tolerant Solutions Information Building an Extended Distance Dwdm Types of Data Link for Storage NetworkingTwo Data Center and Quorum Service Location Architectures Two Data Center and Quorum Service Location Architectures Server Two Data Centers and Third Location with Dwdm and QuorumTwo Data Center and Quorum Service Location Architectures Rules for Separate Network and Data Links Guidelines on Dwdm Links for Network and Data Guidelines on Dwdm Links for Network and Data Guidelines on Dwdm Links for Network and Data Chapter Configuring your Environment Understanding Software RAID Installing XDC Installing the Extended Distance Cluster SoftwareSupported Operating Systems Prerequisites# rpm -Uvh xdc-A.01.00-0.rhel4.noarch.rpm Verifying the XDC InstallationInstalling the Extended Distance Cluster Software Configuring the Environment Configuring the Environment Configuring the Environment Setting the Value of the Link Down Timeout Parameter Configuring Multiple Paths to StorageCluster Reformation Time and Timeout Values Http//docs.hp.com Using Persistent Device NamesTo Create and Assemble an MD Device Creating a Multiple Disk Device# mdadm -A -R /dev/md0 /dev/hpdev/sde1 /dev/hpdev/sdf1 Chapter Linux #RAIDTAB= # MD RAID Commands To Create a Package Control Script Creating and Editing the Package Control ScriptsTo Edit the Datarep Variable To Configure the RAID Monitoring Service To Edit the Xdcconfig File parameterEditing the raid.conf File Cases to Consider when Setting Rpotarget RPO Target Definitions Chapter Multipledevices and Componentdevices Raidmonitorinterval Configuring your Environment for Software RAID Recovery Process What happens when this disaster occursDisaster Scenario Disaster Scenarios and Their Handling Disaster Scenarios and Their Handling# mdadm --remove /dev/md0 # mdadm -add /dev/md0 Dev/hpdev/mylink-sdf P1 uses a mirror md0 Run the following command to S2 is non-current by less # cmrunpkg packagename Execute the commands that With md0 consisting of only N1, for example Becomes accessible from N2 Center Disaster Scenarios and Their Handling Managing an MD Device Cat /proc/mdstat Viewing the Status of the MD DeviceExample A-1 Stopping the MD Device /dev/md0 Stopping the MD DeviceExample A-2 Starting the MD Device /dev/md0 Starting the MD Device# udevinfo -q symlink -n sdc1 Removing and Adding an MD Mirror Component Disk# mdadm --remove /dev/md0 /dev/hpdev/sde Adding a Mirror Component DeviceIndex 104