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Windows Server Failover Clustering pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.1 out of 5
 

Windows Server Failover Clustering Pros review quotes

it_user1239519 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Unisys Corporation
Dec 3, 2019
The most valuable feature is the ability to easily create clusters supporting geo-redundancy.
reviewer1279407 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Jul 15, 2020
The reliability is pretty good.
MR
Manager at Stark International
Jan 18, 2022
The most valuable features of Windows Server Failover Clustering are the ISS, failover cluster, and DC.
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SK
System Administrator at Confidential
Oct 20, 2022
Some of the advantages, are it can give you the ability to choose.
reviewer1692951 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Specialist at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Jun 30, 2023
The solution switches over to another server in case the server goes down.
TA
Engineer at Magal Solutions
Jul 6, 2023
The product is stable.
 

Windows Server Failover Clustering Cons review quotes

it_user1239519 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Unisys Corporation
Dec 3, 2019
The standard, non-enterprise technical support could be improved.
reviewer1279407 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Jul 15, 2020
They could drop the price or improve the cost of the hyper-converged component of it all. Right now, licensing is expensive and complex.
MR
Manager at Stark International
Jan 18, 2022
There are times when we do the system security updates and have to restart the server which is difficult because we need to wait until the end of the day or when working hours are finished. There are service updates that have a requirement to restart the system and it is not convenient.
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SK
System Administrator at Confidential
Oct 20, 2022
The stability is good, except for when something crashes or shuts down unexpectedly, then it can be a bit difficult to reestablish the service in a stable state.
reviewer1692951 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Specialist at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Jun 30, 2023
The tool's pricing is high.
TA
Engineer at Magal Solutions
Jul 6, 2023
The product should be less dependent on network configuration.