PRIMECLUSTER Installation and Administration Guide 4.1 (for Solaris(TM) Operating System)

2.3.2 Scalable Operation

This section explains the topologies used for scalable operation:

Scalable

Definition

• A cluster system consists of two or more operating nodes, and all the nodes are used for online cluster applications. This operation mode is suitable for parallel jobs that use the I/O load balancing and load sharing on a parallel database.

Advantages

• Throughput can be improved for a cluster application by expanding nodes.
• Degenerated operation is possible even if part of the cluster applications stops.

Disadvantage

• If part of the cluster applications stops, throughput of the cluster applications cannot be guaranteed because degenerated operation is assumed.

Failover image

Scalable operation can be used in combination with some PRIMECLUSTER-related products. For information on the related products, see the "PRIMECLUSTER Product List. "

High-availability scalable operation

Definition

• Refers to the topology in which standby operation is configured for each cluster application that constitutes scalable operation. Suitable for a parallel database for which scalability and availability are required, as well as parallel job execution for which load share/load balance is used.
• Standby operation that constitutes scalable operation can be combined with 1:1 standby and N:1 standby, with priority transfer.

Advantages

• Even if failover occurs in one of the cluster applications that constitute scalable operation, the throughput of all the cluster applications can be maintained by using a redundant configuration.
• Throughput of the cluster applications can be improved with node expansion.
• Degenerated operation is possible even if part of the cluster applications stops.

Disadvantage

• Since a redundant configuration is used, the node usage efficiency is poor during normal operation.

Failover image

The following illustrates failover when two 1:1 standby operations are combined to enable scalable operation.

High-availability scalable operation can be used in combination with some PRIMECLUSTER-related products. For information on the related products, see the "PRIMECLUSTER Product List. "