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New Product Release: SIOS Protection Suite for Linux 9.5.1

December 26, 2020 by Jason Aw Leave a Comment

New Product Release: SIOS Protection Suite for Linux 9.5.1

SIOS is continually updating our products to meet our customer’s evolving needs for high availability for mission-critical applications. We are excited to announce the general availability of SIOS Protection Suite for Linux version 9.5.1! This release features adds support for a wider range of platforms and enhancements to our command-line interface feature.

Key updates include

- - Support for the following operating systems and platforms: VMware Vsphere 7 , Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.2 , Oracle Linux 8.2 , CentOS 8.2, SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLES) 12 SP5, RHEL 7.8 , CentOS 7.8 , Oracle Linux 7.8 , SLES 15 SP2
  - CLI Auto Install with enhanced setup script – for faster, easier implementation
  - Expanded CLI support for ARKs and Cloning – enables simple, consistent deployment of multiple clusters

Reproduced with permission from SIOS

Yes, You Can Have a SQL Server Cluster in VMware without Raw Device Mapping

June 4, 2015 by Tony Tomarchio Leave a Comment

As companies look to move SQL Server to VMware environments, they soon face the challenge of how to provide high availability protection. The problem is that Windows Server Failover Clustering requires shared storage, so in VMware environments you need to use Raw Device Mapping to give VMs direct access to the SAN. RDM limits your ability to use important VMware features such as vMotion, snapshots, and Virtual Consolidated Backup.

A simple solution is to add SANLess clustering software, such as SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition, to your WSFC. It uses efficient block level replication to synchronize local storage to appear to WSFC as a shared disk without the need for RDM. You get high availability protection without sacrificing VMware features, flexibility or performance.

I discussed this easy strategy and provided a brief demonstration in a recent webinar:

High Availability for SQL in VMware without Raw Device Mapping (On Demand Recording)

You may also be interested in viewing the following Clustering 101 webinar hosted by Microsoft Cluster MVP, Dave Bermingham:

Clustering 101 Webinar: VMware Guest Based High Availability Clusters – Ways to Protect SQL and Maintain Flexibility
(On Demand Recording)

Press Release: The Human Impact of Ensuring SQL Server High Availability in Virtual Environments Is the Featured Topic of the Next SIOS Clustering 101 Webinar Series

May 20, 2015 by sios2017

SAN MATEO, CA – May 20, 2015 – SIOS Technology Corp. (www.us.sios.com), maker of SAN and #SANLess clustering software products, today announced Microsoft Clustering MVP and SIOS Senior Technical Evangelist Dave Bermingham will discuss the human impact of ensuring SQL Server high availability (HA) in virtual environments in the next session of its Clustering 101 webinar series.

Titled “Live Q&A – The Human Impact of SQL Server High Availability in Virtual Environments,” this webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 27 at 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT. To register, please visit: http://us.sios.com/2015-05-clustering101

To provide the HA protection mission critical applications require, SQL Admins may have to work closely with VM Admins. In this month’s Clustering 101 webcast, Microsoft MVP, Dave Bermingham will provide key insights to help both admin teams understand the implications of introducing HA to a SQL Server environment.

Dave Bermingham is recognized within the technology community as a high availability expert and has been honored by his peers by being elected to be a Microsoft MVP in clustering since 2010. Dave’s work as director, technical evangelist at SIOS Technology Corp. has him focused on Microsoft high availability and disaster recovery solutions as well as providing hands on support, training and professional services for cluster implementations. Dave holds numerous technical certifications and draws from more than twenty years of experience in IT, including work in the finance, healthcare and education fields, to help organizations design solutions to meet their high availability and disaster recovery needs. Learn more at http://us.sios.com

About Clustering 101

Clustering 101 is a webinar series hosted by Microsoft MVP Dave Bermingham focused on addressing the numerous facets of clustering for high availability, data replication and any combination thereof. This series will air monthly, the fourth Wednesday of the month at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET. Check our events page for details: http://us.sios.com/about/news-events/

About SIOS Technology Corp.

SIOS Technology Corp. makes SAN and #SANLess software solutions that make clusters easy to use and easy to own.An essential part of any cluster solution, SIOS SAN and #SANLess software provides the flexibility to build Clusters Your Way^™ to protect your choice of Windows or Linux environment in any configuration (or combination) of physical, virtual and cloud (public, private, and hybrid) without sacrificing performance or availability. The unique SIOS #SANLess clustering solution allows you to configure clusters with local storage, eliminating both the cost and the single-point-of-failure risk of traditional shared (SAN) storage.

Founded in 1999, SIOS Technology Corp. (www.us.sios.com) is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has offices throughout the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.

SIOS, SIOS Technology, SIOS DataKeeper, SIOS Protection Suite, Clusters Your Way, and associated logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of SIOS Technology Corp. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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