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title: "Clustering Software for Farms and Mirrors: High Availability & Load Balancing"
description: "Clustering Software for Farms and Mirrors: High Availability & Load Balancing High availability and scalability of critical web and database applications with the SafeKit clustering software"
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topics: "High availability and scalability of critical web and database applications with the SafeKit clustering software, 🔍 SafeKit High Availability Navigation Hub"
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<h1 id="clustering-software-for-farms-and-mirrors-high-availability--load-balancing">Clustering Software for Farms and Mirrors: High Availability &amp; Load Balancing</h1>
<h2 id="high-availability-and-scalability-of-critical-web-and-database-applications-with-the-safekit-clustering-software">High availability and scalability of critical web and database applications with the SafeKit clustering software</h2>
<h3 id="load-balancing-mirroring-and-failover">Load balancing, mirroring and failover</h3>
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/safekit-farm-mirror-300-4.png" width="300" alt="SafeKit clustering with load balancing and mirroring">
<h3 id="example-with-the-safekit-clustering-software">Example with the SafeKit clustering software</h3>
<p>For example, with the SafeKit clustering software, you can implement IIS load balancing and Microsoft SQL Server mirroring.</p>
<p>For that, you have to deploy a farm module for IIS and a mirror module for Microsoft SQL server. Each farm and mirror module is configured with its own virtual IP address and its own restart scripts.</p>
<p>Both mirror and farm modules can be deployed on a single cluster of two servers. IIS and Microsoft SQL Server will run on these two servers. Or, the two modules can be deployed on two clusters with different servers.</p>
<p>With the SafeKit clustering software, there is no difference between a deployment on the same servers or on different servers.</p>
<h3 id="high-availability-and-scalability-solution">High availability and scalability solution</h3>
<p>The SafeKit clustering software provides a simple high availability and scalability solution for critical web and database applications.</p>
<p>As a result, network load balancing, real time data mirroring and application failover are managed coherently in a same product.</p>
<p>When comparing the SafeKit clustering software with hardware clustering, you do not need shared disk, replicated SAN, load balancers, Enterprise editions of OS or database.</p>
<h2 id="hub">🔍 SafeKit High Availability Navigation Hub</h2>
<p><strong>Explore SafeKit: Features, technical videos, documentation, and free trial</strong></p>
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<th>Resource Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Direct Link</th>
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<td><strong>Key Features</strong></td>
<td>Why Choose SafeKit for Simple and Cost-Effective High Availability?</td>
<td><a href="/#why-choose-safekit-for-ha" title="Discover SafeKit features for simple and cost-effective high availability">See Why Choose SafeKit for High Availability</a></td>
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<td><strong>Use Cases</strong></td>
<td>Explore How SafeKit Ensures the High Availability of Critical Infrastructure</td>
<td><a href="/#safekit-use-cases" title="Explore SafeKit high availability use cases">See All Use Cases (OEM Software, Edge Servers, SCADA, and more)</a></td>
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<td><strong>Deployment Model</strong></td>
<td>All-in-One SANless HA: Shared-Nothing Software Clustering</td>
<td><a href="/#all-in-one-sanless-ha" title="Learn about all-in-one SANless high availability with shared-nothing software clustering">See SafeKit All-in-One SANless HA</a></td>
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<td><strong>HA Strategies</strong></td>
<td>SafeKit: Infrastructure (VM) vs. Application-Level High Availability</td>
<td><a href="/#safekit-ha-redundancy-choices" title="Compare VM-level redundancy with SafeKit application-level high availability strategies">See SafeKit HA &amp; Redundancy: VM vs. Application Level</a></td>
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<td><strong>Technical Specifications</strong></td>
<td>Technical Limitations for SafeKit Clustering</td>
<td><a href="/#safekit-ha-limitations" title="Technical requirements and limitations for SafeKit application clustering">See SafeKit High Availability Limitations</a></td>
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<td><strong>Proof of Concept</strong></td>
<td>SafeKit: High Availability Configuration &amp; Failover Demos</td>
<td><a href="/#safekit-failover-tutorials" title="Step-by-step videos on SafeKit high availability, from installation to automated failover">See SafeKit Failover Tutorials</a></td>
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<td><strong>Architecture</strong></td>
<td>How the SafeKit Mirror Cluster works (Real-Time Replication &amp; Failover)</td>
<td><a href="/#safekit-mirror-cluster" title="See technical architecture and failover mechanism of SafeKit Mirror Cluster">See SafeKit Mirror Cluster: Real-Time Replication &amp; Failover</a></td>
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<td><strong>Architecture</strong></td>
<td>How the SafeKit Farm Cluster works (Network Load Balancing &amp; Failover)</td>
<td><a href="/#safekit-farm-cluster" title="Technical overview of SafeKit Farm Cluster architecture with network load balancing">See SafeKit Farm Cluster: Network Load Balancing &amp; Failover</a></td>
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<td><strong>Competitive Advantages</strong></td>
<td>Comparison: SafeKit vs. Traditional High Availability (HA) Clusters</td>
<td><a href="/#safekit-ha-comparison" title="Detailed comparison of SafeKit software vs traditional hardware-based HA clusters">See SafeKit vs. Traditional HA Cluster Comparison</a></td>
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<td><strong>Technical Resources</strong></td>
<td>SafeKit High Availability: Documentation, Downloads &amp; Trial</td>
<td><a href="/#safekit-ha-technical-resources" title="Access SafeKit free trial, technical documentation, and high availability white papers">See SafeKit HA Free Trial &amp; Technical Documentation</a></td>
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<td><strong>Pre-configured Solutions</strong></td>
<td>SafeKit Application Module Library: Ready-to-Use HA Solutions</td>
<td><a href="/#safekit-ha-application-modules" title="Browse the library of pre-configured SafeKit modules for automated application failover">See SafeKit High Availability Application Modules</a></td>
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