The disastrous effects of unplanned downtime can be avoided by implementing a high
availability solution such as Neverfail, but while resilience software substantially
reduces recovery time, it does not address the underlying system and configuration
issues that might cause a failure to begin with. Remedial actions may get the server
operational again, but they do not identify the cause of the failure. Over time,
the health and stability of the failed server deteriorates, increasing the likelihood
of another failure.
A detailed, graphical analysis of key system performance metrics ensures the reliability
of your server.
Increasing reliability and resilience is the only way to increase server uptime.
Almost all software replication and clustering software solutions address resilience,
but only Neverfail SCOPE proactively addresses reliability as a crucial component
of any High Availability solution.
Reliability
Ensuring proper operation and configuration of the system environment and addressing
known issues before they result in a failure.
Resilience
Providing the seamless failover and rapid recovery that enables the user to stay
connected to a live application if a failure occurs.
High Availability solutions are not intended to identify or resolve existing server
reliability issues; instead, they are purposed to deliver a faster route to recovery
after failure. It is only when reliability and resilience are addressed and combined
that you can achieve your objective: minimal downtime with minimal physical resources.
Neverfail SCOPE Summary
At Neverfail, we strongly believe that a proactive approach to application failure
results in substantially more application uptime than a reactive approach. With
Neverfail SCOPE, you can diagnose the overall health, stability, and reliability
of your existing server environment prior to implementing a High Availability solution
and over the life of your server. Scope out what the competition has to offer -
no other High Availability solutions vendors can offer you a proactive approach
to ensuring application uptime like Neverfail SCOPE.
Features
Automatically collects configuration and environmental information
- At the push of a button, SCOPE collects all vital information associated with a
server's configuration and environment.
- Saves time by automatically assembling environmental information which would normally
take hours to collect manually.
Unobtrusively collects detailed performance information
- Runs for a specified period of time collecting detailed performance information
associated with a server and network.
- Reduces IT resources' time by automatically collecting performance information which
would normally take hours or days to collect and collate manually.
Validates configuration information and makes change recommendations
- Compares collected configuration information to Microsoft and Neverfail recommended
best-practices settings and suggest changes to the configuration.
- Improves availability by addressing one of the most important aspects of uptime
- Configuration Reliability.
Analyzes server workload characteristics
- Workload characteristics are analyzed to identify potential bottlenecks and performance
anomalies.
- Improves availability by helping to identify workload and operational performance
issues.
Analyzes bandwidth usage
- Analyzes actual bandwidth usage of Neverfail based on server specific workload.
- Saves time associated with WAN implementations by identifying network bandwidth
issues before installation which can be addressed with the Neverfail Low Bandwidth
Module.
