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Setting Up a Failover Cluster for Iguana

The use of a Failover Cluster, also known as a High-Availability Cluster, is an effective strategy for improving the availability of the Iguana service running on a server. Failover clusters are quite common in environments where mission-critical applications are installed since it is absolutely vital for some applications, such as Iguana, to remain online and have as little downtime as possible. Any failover method that is triggered should be transparent to the end-user to avoid disruption. The most effective failover clusters will also allow you to test your disaster recovery plans without it affecting your production environment.

This section introduces the various types of failover solutions available to you and what a typical failover cluster consists of. In addition, you will learn about some of the available third party solutions and how to create an effective failover strategy for monitoring Iguana.