F. System monitoring with Windows Server Failover Cluster
Windows Server Failover Cluster is a software product of Microsoft. HTTP Server can use Windows Server Failover Cluster to run and operate cluster services. For details on Windows Server Failover Cluster, see the Windows Server Failover Cluster documentation.
The main failures monitored by server clusters are as follows:
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LAN failures
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Resource failures (system processor, disk, interface)
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Abnormal software stops
When a server cluster detects a failure in the monitored system (hereafter called the primary system), it switches processes to the secondary system (hereafter called the standby system) to continue services. This function is called failover.
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