Windows Clustering of Data Services

[former_member185603]

We are planning to setup Data Services 4.2 environment using Windows clustering  to support HA (Not for load balancing purpose) due to limitations of our licensing.

What are the best pracitces i need to consider before proceed with the windows clustering? We will be using 3rd party tool to execute Data Services Jobs. That means, we will be using a user created in IPS , that user will be used to launch the DS jobs from 3rd party tool.  We will be installing IPS, Tomcat and Data Services all in one server.

I looked at KB article:

1579285 - Is Windows clustering supported with Data Services 4.x?

I am guessing above KB article mention about only Data Services.

Please share any documention on this topic and your experiences with windows clustering with Data services.

[former_member182007]

To add on here,

You may use Server grouping option where you job balancing can be managed upon available resources when you executes jobs in parallel or sequentially.

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Also there could be scenarios when you need to decided how to install SAP DS while implementing server group concept

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Per me this is a key for HA in DS, Thanks.

Best !

Deep

[former_member187605]

DS Server Groups are only useful for Load Balancing, they will not enable real High Availability. When one of the servers goes down, all its running jobs will crash. And will have to be restarted manually, making sure recovery is taken into account in one way or another.

[DayaJha]

Hi Jawahar,

For Windows Clustering please use "Windows failover Cluster Manager", Please refer the link regarding the same

Hint: Using Failover Cluster Manager please Configure the Same for IPS, Data Services & Job Server

Settings in Windows Failover Cluster Manager:

http://www.dwbiconcepts.com/etl/23-etl-bods/54-sap-bods-cluster-installation.html

For Failover Cluster manager in Windows Server 2012 & 2008:

Please refer below link regarding activation of Window Failover Cluster Manager

Installing the Failover Cluster Feature and Tools in Windows Server 2012 - Clustering and High-Avai...

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/cc770506.aspx

Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 on HP Integrity Servers Failover Cluster Installation and Configuration Guide

http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?sp4ts.oid=3725242&docId=emr_na-c01984727&docLocale...

Installing Failover Clustering With Windows Server 2008 R2

http://www.elmajdal.net/win2k8/Installing_Failover_Clustering_With_Windows_Server_2008_R2.aspx

Hope this wil Help !!

Thanks,

Daya