Reviewing fault tolerance possibilities in App-V
When we think about fault tolerance and high availability, we must also know that there are several possibilities that we could use and also some considerations and restrictions that we must be aware of.
Regarding App-V roles and possibilities, and using them in high availability and load balancing, here's a quick review about each role and availability of NLB and high availability:
|
Role |
NLB |
High availability |
Minimum servers |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SQL Server |
Not supported |
√ |
2 |
|
Streaming Server |
√ |
Not supported |
2 |
|
Management Server |
√ |
Not supported |
2 |
|
Management Server service |
Not supported |
Not supported |
Not supported |
Note
When we mention high availability, we are referring to Windows Server Failover Clusters; this of course, only points to failover and not load balancing.
Regarding high availability, as we have seen, it only applies to SQL Server roles, and the possibilities referring to this stage are the following:
Windows Server Failover Cluster: This...
