Continuous Computing has ported its high-availability middleware for “hot standby” servers to Linux. UpSuite High Availability (HA) is application-transparent, for easy installation and maintenance, the company says, and is optimized for Xeon and Pentium processors on AdvancedTCA, CompactPCI, and… rackmount servers.

(Click for larger view of Continuous Computing's ATCA chassis)

Continuous Computing also sells hardware, such as the chassis pictured above, based on the AdvancedTCA and CompactPCI standards.

UpSuite can be used to set up a “hot standby” server that instantly becomes operational should the primary server fail. UpSuite HA also handles synchronizing file systems when the primary machine is brought back online, the company says.

UpSuite is “application-transparent,” which the company says makes for easy administration. It provides:

• Real-time file-system level file replication
• Sub-second detection of critical hardware, software, or network faults
• Sub-second failover

UpSuite targets central office telecom functions such as billing, call processing, network element management, and OAMP (operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning).

CEO Ken Kalb said, “Carrier-grade Linux is becoming much more pervasive in Tier 1 telecom infrastructure, particularly for products like soft-switches and signaling gateways that support next-generation packet services. UpSuite HA [can] enable 99.999% reliable performance for nearly any Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or 3G Wireless network element.”

Intel GM of Modular Platforms Anthony Ambrose added, “Products like upSuite HA continue the momentum of solutions utilizing the open-source model.”

UpSuite HA for Linux supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 9.0. Continuous Computing will demonstrate its high-availability middleware at the Intel Developer Forum, Sept. 7-9 in San Francisco.

 
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