The product sets described below have been prepared for PRIMECLUSTER. Select the necessary products according to how the system will be used.
PRIMECLUSTER Enterprise Edition (EE)
All-in-one cluster providing the switching (HA) cluster and parallel database.
This product is used for scalable operations, such as Oracle RAC and Symfoware.
Switchover-type cluster system that features HA (switchover) cluster functions, volume management functions, system functions, and network multiplexing functions.
PRIMECLUSTER Clustering Base (CB)
Cluster foundation software that realizes a switchover-type cluster system.
This product is only for PRIMERGY.
Cluster foundation software that runs in a two-node configuration only and on specific models only. It provides superior cost performance, supporting switching (HA) cluster and volume management through the operation mode, 1:1 standby and mutual standby.
However, for the following cluster systems or the operation that require reliability, select "PRIMECLUSTER Enterprise Edition" or "PRIMECLUSTER HA Server."
A cluster system on a database server
A cluster system using the virtualization function
Hot-standby operation to realize high-speed switchover when the PRIMECLUSTER products are used in combination with Symfoware Server or Interstage
This product is only for PRIMERGY.
The following table shows the components (modules) that are included in each product.
Components | Products | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Names | Features | EE | HA | CB | LP |
PCLsnap | Refers to the function that collects information on a system or cluster that is needed to investigate the failures. | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Web-Based Admin View | Refers to the function for realizing PRIMECLUSTER operations and monitoring with the GUI (management view). | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Cluster Foundation (CF) | Refers to the basic function that is required for user applications or other PRIMECLUSTER services to manage or communicate within the cluster. | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Reliant Monitor Services (RMS) | Refers to the software monitoring function that is used to realize high-availability (HA) of the application that is to be executed within the cluster. | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Wizard Tools | Refers to the function that is used to create an application that is to be controlled with RMS. | Y | Y | Y | Y |
RAO | Refers to the function that is used to manage resources that run on PRIMECLUSTER. | Y | Y | Y | Y |
SA | Refers to the shutdown agent function for which BMC, iRMC, Blade, and MMB are used. | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Global Link Services (GLS) | Provides highly reliable transmission routes by setting up redundant network. | Y | Y | - | - |
Global File Services (hereinafter GFS) | Refers to the function that is used to realize simultaneous access to the shared file system from multiple nodes to which the shared disk device is connected. | Y | Y | - | - |
Global Disk Services (hereinafter GDS) | Refers to the volume management function that is used to improve the availability and manageability of the data stored on the shared disk device. | Y | Y | - | Y |
Parallel Application Services (PAS) | Refers to the function that enables the high-performance and high-speed communication with the parallel databases. | Y | - | - | - |
