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Application clustering software for a software publisher – the OEM use case

Evidian SafeKit

The OEM high availability use case

A software-only high availability solution

SafeKit is independant of the hardware and works with any physical or virtual servers.

Application clustering software with SafeKit

Simple and economical application clustering software for a software publisher

An increasing number of software publishers are integrating SafeKit as an OEM high availability option in their catalog. SafeKit is chosen because it is a simple and economical application clustering software.

If you are a software publisher and if you search for an application clustering solution easy to embed with your own software, you can take advantage of our OEM offer. You will be able to bundle SafeKit inside your software offer. And the solution does not require to modify your application.

Application clustering with real-time replication, load balancing and failover

The SafeKit software offers two generic modules for application clustering: the mirror module and the farm module.

The mirror module implements real-time file replication and application failover. It is suited for applications with a database.

The farm module implements network load balancing and application failover. It is suited for applications with web services.

And you can combine the modules.

Partners, the success with SafeKit

This platform agnostic solution is ideal for a partner reselling a critical application and who wants to provide a redundancy and high availability option easy to deploy to many customers.

With many references in many countries won by partners, SafeKit has proven to be the easiest solution to implement for redundancy and high availability of building management, video management, access control, SCADA software...

Building Management Software (BMS)

Video Management Software (VMS)

Electronic Access Control Software (EACS)

SCADA Software (Industry)

SafeKit Customers in all Business Activities

  • Best high availability use cases with SafeKit

    Best use cases [+]

  • High availability of video management, access control, building management with SafeKit

    Video management, access control, building management [+]

  • Harmonic has deployed more than 80 SafeKit clusters for TV broadcasting

    TV broadcasting [+]

  • Natixis uses SafeKit as a high availability solution for banking applications

    Finance [+]

  • Fives Syleps implements high availability with SafeKit for automated logistics

    Industry [+]

  • Air traffic control systems supplier, Copperchase, deploys SafeKit high availability in airports.

    Air traffic control [+]

  • Software vendor Wellington IT deploys SafeKit in banks

    Bank [+]

  • Paris transport company (RATP) chose the SafeKit high availability for metro lines

    Transport [+]

  • Systel deploys SafeKit in emergency call centers

    Healthcare [+]

  • ERP high availability and load balancing of the French army (DGA) are made with SafeKit.

    Government [+]

SafeKit Modules for Plug&Play Redundancy and High Availability Solutions

Advanced clustering architectures

Several modules can be deployed on the same cluster. Thus, advanced clustering architectures can be implemented:

Demonstrations of Redundancy and High Availability Solutions

SafeKit Overview

Examples of redundancy and high availability solutions with SafeKit.

Full training here

Microsoft SQL Server Cluster

This video shows a mirror module configuration with synchronous real-time replication and failover.

The file replication and the failover are configured for Microsoft SQL Server but it works in the same manner for other databases.

Free trial here

Apache Cluster

This video shows a farm module configuration with load balancing and failover.

The load balancing and the failover are configured for Apache but it works in the same manner for other web services.

Free trial here

Hyper-V Cluster

This video shows a Hyper-V cluster with full replications of virtual machines.

Virtual machines can run on both Hyper-V servers and they are restarted in case of failure.

Free trial here

SafeKit High Availability Differentiators against Competition

SafeKit Technical Documentation

SafeKit Training

Introduction

  1. Overview / pptx

    • Demonstration
    • Examples of redundancy and high availability solution
    • Evidian SafeKit sold in many different countries with Milestone
    • 2 solutions: virtual machine or application cluster
    • Distinctive advantages
    • More information on the web site
    • SafeKit training
  2. Competition / pptx

    • Cluster of virtual machines
    • Mirror cluster
    • Farm cluster

Installation, Console, CLI

  1. Install and setup / pptx
    • Package installation
    • Nodes setup
    • Upgrade
  2. Web console / pptx
    • Cluster configuration
    • Configuration tab
    • Control tab
    • Monitor tab
    • Advanced Configuration tab
  3. Command line / pptx
    • Configure the SafeKit cluster
    • Configure a SafeKit module
    • Control commands

Advanced configuration

  1. Mirror module / pptx
    • start_prim / stop_prim scripts
    • userconfig.xml
    • Heartbeat (<hearbeat>)
    • Virtual IP address (<vip>)
    • Real-time file replication (<rfs>)
    • How real-time file replication works?
    • Mirror's states in action
  2. Farm  module / pptx
    • start_both / stop_both scripts
    • userconfig.xml
    • Farm heartbeats (<farm>)
    • Virtual IP address (<vip>)
    • Farm's states in action
  1. Checkers / pptx
    • userconfig.xml
    • errd checker
    • intf and ip checkers
    • custom checker
    • splitbrain checker for a mirror module
    • tcp, ping, module checkers
    • Checkers in action

Troubleshooting

  1. Troubleshooting / pptx
    • Analyze yourself the logs
    • Running an application without SafeKit
    • Take snapshots for support
    • Boot / shutdown
    • Web console / Command lines
    • Mirror / Farm / Checkers

Support

  1. Evidian support / pptx
    • Get permanent license key
    • Register on support.evidian.com
    • Call desk