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High Availability Computing Solutions
What is high availability?
Networks of all kinds are becoming critical in the day-to-day, moment-to-moment management of business. Consequently, the demand for highly dependable, highly available systems is skyrocketing.
High availability CompactPCI* architecture from Intel® supports demanding mission-critical and telco-grade applications with five-nines (99.999%) availability. This system architecture leverages the wide-spread technology of desktop PC architecture to create highly available, yet cost effective solutions. For more in-depth information regarding the capabilities of High Availability and Intel Redundant CPU Technologies, click here to review the FAQs.
How does high availability work?
A strategically designed CPU board is the essence of the architecture, and Intel processor-based redundant CPUs provide a cost-effective path to 99.999% availability, while running the most popular software with confidence. While one processor controls the system, a second remains in hot-standby mode, ready to take over processing duties in a split-second, should the active CPU board go out of service. This tightly integrated architecture minimizes switch-over time so that a processor can be replaced without interrupting system operation. In addition, Intel's hot-swappable architecture enables on-the-fly upgrades, maintenance, and diagnostics without interrupting the active CPU board.
What applications are suited to high availability?
Highly critical applications, such as telecommunications networks, often require 99.999% or greater availability. This translates into a maximum allowable down time of 5.25 minutes per year. Included in this measure is the system down time necessary to service or repair a board. Intel's HA architecture meets the requirement of five-nines availability by reducing service interruptions significantly, when compared to conventional or clustered systems.
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High Availability Computing Solutions
