configuration can be used. In such configurations, each site functions as both a preferred site for some number of
servers, as well as a secondary (recovery) site for additional servers that normally run at the paired site.
For those environments where business-critical and mission-critical availability and recovery are required,
CloudSystem Matrix integrates with “application-aware” solutions to provide a faster and more granular level of
solution recovery. For Integrity servers, the HP Serviceguard family of products (available through an upgrade)
provides the level of mission-critical availability that customers require in these environments. Integrated with key
CloudSystem Matrix technologies, Serviceguard defines “packages” that define how to start, stop, and monitor a
database or any customer application along with all of the required resources. The software monitors for faults in
hardware (servers, storage, and networking), in the OS, and in the application package environment. In the event of
a fault, it automatically initiates a failover sequence to a new node (physical or virtual) and restores services in
seconds, often completely transparently to application users. Serviceguard manages failovers within a data center
and between one, two, or three data centers by using HP Metrocluster and Continental cluster technologies.
Application-specific extensions and tools ease deployment and manageability through the standard configuration of
popular applications in Serviceguard packages. For example, Serviceguard Extensions for SAP and for Oracle
provide tight integration with SAP and Oracle RAC, delivering superior availability for these mission-critical
environments. (For more information see the white paper, Wielding HP’s Serviceguard Solutions Availability Portfolio
to Maintain Mission-Critical Service-Level Objectives, at http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA2-
3913ENW.pdf, and listen to the podcast, HP-IT Uses Serviceguard Solutions, at
www.hp.com/go/ServiceguardSolutions.)