Videos of High Availability Solutions (HA solutions): Demonstrations, Tutorials, Training
Evidian SafeKit
SafeKit Technical Failover Tutorials & Demos
SafeKit Video: Webinar (9:45)
SafeKit Video: Competition and Cluster Architectures (13:21)
Chapters
- Introduction (4:10)
- Cluster of virtual machines (1:20)
- Mirror cluster (6:04)
- Farm cluster (1:46)
First use of SafeKit
This tutorial shows how to use the SafeKit console the first time after the download of the SafeKit package. You will see how to set-up the IP addresses of the servers in the cluster, how to set a replicated directory and a virtual IP address. The Configuration tab is demonstrated.
Set a replication network
SafeKit is making real-time replication of data. This tutorial shows how to set a replication network in the cluster management console. The Configuration tab is demonstrated.
Set a heartbeat timeout
The heartbeat timeout determines how much time a secondary server waits when the primary server crashes before restarting an application. The default timeout value is 30 seconds and is set to 15 seconds in this videos. The Advanced Configuration tab of the cluster management console is demonstrated.
Add a ping checker
This tutorial shows how to add a ping checker to an external router in a high availability module. If the router cannot be accessed by a server, the module goes to the WAIT red state on this server, When the router is accessible, the module on the server is automatically restarted and goes to a green state. The Advanced Configuration tab of the cluster management console is demonstrated in this video.
Other SafeKit videos
What are the needs in terms of high availability?
A short video that presents the needs in terms of high availability.
High availability for dummies with Microsoft Paint :-)
A video showing how SafeKit works with Microsoft Paint.
Software cluster versus hardware cluster
This video compares the SafeKit clustering software versus hardware clustering solutions.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery with a single software
This video shows how business continuity and disaster recovery can be simply implemented with SafeKit without the need of a replicated SAN.
High availability cluster between a laptop and a netbook
Understand in 5 minutes the simplicity of the SafeKit high availability solution and the resulting cost-savings with a demonstration of a Windows cluster implemented by a laptop and a netbook.
Hyper-V Replication and Automatic Failover of VM Checkpoints and Settings
This video shows replication of VM checkpoints and settings (another video shows the replication of full VMs).
Active-active cluster with real-time replication
This video shows an active-active cluster with real-time replication built with 2 SafeKit mirror modules.
Clustering with load balancing and mirroring
This video shows a combination of load balancing, replication and failover with a farm module and a mirror module. A failover dependency between the farm and the mirror modules is demonstrated.
Synchronous replication vs asynchronous replication
This video shows that no transactions are lost with synchronous replication on Microsoft Message Queuing while data are lost with asynchronous replication.
Virtual IP address with load balancing and failover
This video shows how a virtual IP address with load balancing and failover works on Apache.
Heartbeat, failover, quorum
This video shows how the split brain problem is solved for a cluster in a network isolation situation on the Microsoft SQL Server application.
Automatic failback after a failover
This video shows replication of Microsoft Message Queuing with an automatic failback after a failover. Data are resynchronized while being modified.
Master / slaves dependency between modules
This video shows a master / slaves dependency between modules in a SafeKit high availability cluster.
🔍 SafeKit High Availability Navigation Hub
| Resource Type | Description | Direct Link |
|---|---|---|
| Key Features | Why Choose SafeKit for Simple and Cost-Effective High Availability? | See Why Choose SafeKit for High Availability |
| Deployment Model | All-in-One SANless HA: Shared-Nothing Software Clustering | See SafeKit All-in-One SANless HA |
| Partners | SafeKit: The Benchmark in High Availability for Partners | See Why SafeKit Is the HA Benchmark for Partners |
| HA Strategies | SafeKit: Infrastructure (VM) vs. Application-Level High Availability | See SafeKit HA & Redundancy: VM vs. Application Level |
| Technical Specifications | Technical Limitations for SafeKit Clustering | See SafeKit High Availability Limitations |
| Proof of Concept | SafeKit: High Availability Configuration & Failover Demos | See SafeKit Failover Tutorials |
| Architecture | How the SafeKit Mirror Cluster works (Real-Time Replication & Failover) | See SafeKit Mirror Cluster: Real-Time Replication & Failover |
| Architecture | How the SafeKit Farm Cluster works (Network Load Balancing & Failover) | See SafeKit Farm Cluster: Network Load Balancing & Failover |
| Competitive Advantages | Comparison: SafeKit vs. Traditional High Availability (HA) Clusters | See SafeKit vs. Traditional HA Cluster Comparison |
| Technical Resources | SafeKit High Availability: Documentation, Downloads & Trial | See SafeKit HA Free Trial & Technical Documentation |
| Pre-configured Solutions | SafeKit Application Module Library: Ready-to-Use HA Solutions | See SafeKit High Availability Application Modules |