Question on creating a 2 instance cluster

[gregwhite]

1) We were about to add a second instance to our log server environment. However the server has less RAM and disk space as our current server. Will this work or are we creating an environment that will require
more management?

2) Our other option is to move the log server to a VM environment. Are there any gothcha's or considerations that we should be aware of that might make this move more or less optimal? We would create 2 - VM's in this option.

Thanks,

[jolson]

1) We were about to add a second instance to our log server environment. However the server has less RAM and disk space as our current server. Will this work or are we creating an environment that will require

I always recommend trying to keep your servers synchronous, but there you can have asynchronous resources if you'd like. If things go wrong, it makes troubleshooting more difficult - and NLS may not be aware of the differing resources, which could cause imbalances.

2) Our other option is to move the log server to a VM environment. Are there any gothcha's or considerations that we should be aware of that might make this move more or less optimal? We would create 2 - VM's in this option.

Nope! Virtual machines can be thought of as physical machines when you're deploying NLS. The only thing to keep in mind is Disk IO - you'll want relatively speedy disks (depending on the amount of logs you intend on ingesting).

Jesse

[gregwhite]

Thanks!!! That answers my questions.

[bwallace]

Glad we were able to help. We'll lock this thread now and feel free to open another should you require assistance with anything else.