03-01-2016 12:59 AM
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03-04-2016 11:39 AM
Hi Mario,
I do work with both and both clustering solutions have their own strenghts. Most of the time the choice of which clusting solution to use comes down to personal preference and/or features available/needed.
I prefer the InfoScale Enterprise clustering solution (no real surprise there) as it offers some advanced features such as cluster to cluster (GCO/site to site) failover which Windows Failover cluster does not offer. InforScale Enterprise is also the same product regardless of what OS you are using. The InfoScale product for Unix, Linux and Windows have the same basic feel about them. This makes it easier for large environments to use one clustering solutions regardless of what OS it is on.
As for your, use of InfoScale Foundation with Windows Failover cluster. You will need to change this to InfoScale Storage as the InfoScale Foundation product does not include support for Windows Failover cluster.
Good luck with your testing.
Thank you,
Wally Heim
03-02-2016 12:40 AM
Hi Mario
Yes you can install the Infoscale Enterprise to cluster your SQL server instance. You can download the guide here sf_hadr_sql2012_solns_70_win.pdf
Please note that Infoscale has recently been rebranded from Storage Foundation so if you see references to that, don't worry its the same thing.
Infoscale has many advantages over WSFC which I'll not go into unless you want the information.
03-04-2016 11:39 AM
Hi Mario,
I do work with both and both clustering solutions have their own strenghts. Most of the time the choice of which clusting solution to use comes down to personal preference and/or features available/needed.
I prefer the InfoScale Enterprise clustering solution (no real surprise there) as it offers some advanced features such as cluster to cluster (GCO/site to site) failover which Windows Failover cluster does not offer. InforScale Enterprise is also the same product regardless of what OS you are using. The InfoScale product for Unix, Linux and Windows have the same basic feel about them. This makes it easier for large environments to use one clustering solutions regardless of what OS it is on.
As for your, use of InfoScale Foundation with Windows Failover cluster. You will need to change this to InfoScale Storage as the InfoScale Foundation product does not include support for Windows Failover cluster.
Good luck with your testing.
Thank you,
Wally Heim