High Availability MOSS Hosting

MOSS Hosting - 20 Server Farm

Server redundancy is implemented at each layer of a configuration to bring high availability in the overall system. For the WFE layer, this can be achieved by using at least two front-end load-balanced web servers. For database layer; two clustered database servers can be used.

Get unprecedented disaster recovery capabilities with a 20 server farm, also known as a "GEO" farm. In this configuration, two physical data centers each house a 10-server farm. By dispersing the two redundant farms, the likelihood of system failure is literally zero.

Additional "tweaks" can be made to the responsibility of application roles (Excel Services, Search, etc…). By releasing this responsibility from the front end layer, application performance is improved in terms of response time and overall user experience.

For any High Availability server configuration, it should be noted that not all application server roles can be redundant. There are certain limiting factors that restrict you from adding redundancy to server roles. For instance, Indexing servers cannot be redundant. However, Fpweb.net addresses this native deficiency by using replication technology on the Index Servers to provide redundancy for this server role thus removing another single point of failure.

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Unlike our competition, we will gladly custom build a High Availability MOSS configuration to fit your business needs. Our flexible solutions are highly scalable, offering you Software-as-a-Service with plenty of room to grow over time. Since we specialize in hosting SharePoint and MOSS, our Microsoft Gold-Certified SharePoint engineering staff is poised and ready to serve you. Most importantly, we promise to provide you with the on-demand expertise you deserve.

What is a server farm?

A server farm, also known as a server cluster, is a collection of servers maintained by an enterprise to accomplish server needs far beyond the capability of a single machine. Oftentimes, server farms will have both a primary and backup server dedicated to a single task, so that in the event of primary machine failure, a backup will take over immediately.