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Our organization needs a more fault-tolerant configuration of SQL Server than just running it <br />
on its on a RAID-5 server. &nbsp;We lost our RAID system over the weekend (something about <br />
the parity stripe getting lost).<br />
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I've read a little about M$ failover clustering. &nbsp;It sounds great, but my question is,<br />
how well does it work? &nbsp;I have seen some pretty lame software from M$, even<br />
though SQL Server is awesome. &nbsp;<br />
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Any first-hand experiences would be incredibly much-appreciated.<br />
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Thanks.<br />
-Dan
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Our organization needs a more fault-tolerant configuration of SQL Server than just running it 
on its on a RAID-5 server.  We lost our RAID system over the weekend (something about 
the parity stripe getting lost).

I've read a little about M$ failover clustering.  It sounds great, but my question is,
how well does it work?  I have seen some pretty lame software from M$, even
though SQL Server is awesome.  

Any first-hand experiences would be incredibly much-appreciated.

Thanks.
-Dan

Failover Clustering

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.