Re: high availability plans for GNAT-Box

[Paul Emerson <paul_at_gta_dot_com>]

We've had a design for the redundant/failover GNAT Box system for 
quite a while now.  It is on the development track, (don't ask for 
release dates).  This type of feature is something that will most 
likely be standard on our GB-2000 system (1RU rack, enterprise 
solution).

Paul

> I'd like to suggest a feature addition.  This is something I'm sure GTA
> could charge a premium for and possible catapult the product to a new
> market level.  Basically, I'd like to see the ability for 2 or more
> GNAT-Boxes to work in a "High Availability Cluster".  The machines could be
> linked by a serial port, special network interface port, or simply the
> regular network interface ports.  Each machine would have a connect to the
> same networks as the other.  Then, if one machine went down or congested,
> the other could take over.
>
> I realize the GNAT-Box is very fast and stable.  But many companies have a
> need to ensure "no single points of failure"... and this kind of addition
> to the product would allow for full failover requirements.  It is my
> understanding that GTA had some experience with this kind of clustering
> from their original "GTA" branded firewall.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Justin Kuntz
> Prominic Technologies, Inc. - Research Division - President
> Prominic.NET, Inc. - Internet Services Division - Systems Architect
> http://www.prominic.org
> Phone: 217-356-2888 x 101 | Fax: 356-3356 | Pager: 888-241-0647
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> "In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." -- Albert Einstein
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