Multiple standalone Deep Discovery Analyzer appliances can be deployed and configured to form a cluster that provides fault tolerance, improved performance, or a combination thereof.
Depending on your requirements and the number of Deep Discovery Analyzer appliances available, you may deploy the following cluster configurations:
Cluster Configuration |
Description |
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High availability cluster |
In a high availability cluster, one appliance acts as the active primary appliance, and one acts as the passive primary appliance. The passive primary appliance automatically takes over as the new active primary appliance if the active primary appliance encounters an error and is unable to recover. |
Load-balancing cluster |
In a load-balancing cluster, one appliance acts as the active primary appliance, and any additional appliances act as secondary appliances. The secondary appliances process submissions allocated by the active primary appliance for performance improvement. Note:
For all Deep Discovery Analyzer functions to operate properly in a load-balancing environment, make sure the primary and secondary appliances can communicate with each other. |
High availability cluster with load balancing |
In a high availability cluster with load balancing, one appliance acts as the active primary appliance, one acts as the passive primary appliance, and any additional appliances act as secondary appliances. The passive primary appliance takes over as the active primary appliance if the active primary appliance encounters an error and is unable to recover. The secondary appliances process submissions allocated by the active primary appliance for performance improvement. |
For details, see the Deep Discovery Analyzer Installation and Deployment Guide.
The following table lists the available configuration modes and associated appliance behavior.
Configuration Mode |
Description |
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Primary (Active) |
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Primary (Passive) |
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Secondary |
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In environments that use a load-balancing cluster or a High Availability cluster with load balancing, Deep Discovery Analyzer automatically slows down Virtual Analyzer throughput on the active primary appliance to prevent exhaustion of system resources