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DIGITAL Server Cluster Kits for Windows NT Configuration Guide
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Oracle failover Yes (7.x) – Workgroup and
Enterprise Editions
Yes (8.x)
Lotus Notes Domino failover Yes - 4.6 Active/Active support
through partitioned Domino
servers
Yes
Netscape SuiteSpot Web Server 3.0
failover
Yes Yes
Microsoft Internet Information Server
failover
Yes (version 3.0) Yes (version 4.0)
Microsoft Exchange Server failover No Yes
Manual failover for maintenance Yes Yes
Failback capability to reconnect fixed
server that previously failed
Yes Yes, manual and failback to
time of day
Requires client software No, if accessing only socket-
based applications or NTFS file
shares through TCP/IP on v1.1
SP1 clusters
No
IPX/SPX Yes No
NETBEUI Yes No
TCP/IP Yes Yes
Server platforms DIGITAL Server families Multi-vendor; Self-
certification process
Extras Migration utility to go from
DCNT to MSCS
Why Buy Clusters from Compaq?
• DIGITAL, now Compaq, has been delivering cluster solutions for the past 15 years with over 75,000
clusters installed.
• Compaq has more experience with clustering and more certified professionals trained to support
Windows NT than any other vendor.
• Compaq can provide you with worldwide support and service.
• Compaq has the broadest, most scalable range of servers in the industry.
• Right now, if a 8-way Pentium Pro server does not provide you with sufficient headroom, there is only
one vendor that can provide you with additional headroom, and that’s Compaq with their 7300 series
and their 8-way turbo laser Alpha-based servers.
• Compaq simply provides you with the broadest range of products, services, and solutions for
Windows NT clustering.