Cluster-Aware Applications

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An application is capable of being cluster-aware if it has the following characteristics:

It uses TCP/IP as a network protocol.
It maintains data in a configurable location.
It supports transaction processing.

Most database applications, transaction processing applications, file and print server applications, and other groupware applications are capable of being made cluster-aware.

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Managed Cluster-Aware Applications

Applications that are managed as highly available cluster-aware resources by a custom resource type. If you want your application to be highly available, to fail over, to benefit from customized failure detection policies, or to be made available to clients on a virtual server, your application needs to be managed as a cluster resource. This means that in addition to any cluster-awareness you want to add to the application, you will need to create a custom resource type to manage the application. For more information, see Creating Resource Types

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Interactive Cluster Applications

Applications that interact with the cluster but are not cluster resources. Cluster Administrator is an example of such an application. This category also includes cluster-aware performance monitors, configuration tools, setup applications, event handlers, and cluster management applications.

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