8.1. High availability with heartbeat and DB2
In most environments, customers and users are very concerned about system uptime, especially regarding running their daily applications. In this case study, we discuss the high availability solution that is bundled along with SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 8 and the IBM Data Management Solution, DB2®. While this setup is focused on how to implement database failover, it is applicable to, and similar for, other services.
8.1.1. Hardware and software components
In this case study, we have two logical partitions (LPARs), each with two processors (POWER4+ at 1.45 Ghz), 4 GB of memory, and one 36.4 Gb internal disk drive. In addition, the following adapters/peripherals are assigned to the system: ...
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