Chapter 5. Designing High-Availability Services

After completing this chapter, you will be able to

  • List and discuss high-availability features and options

  • Design high-availability enterprise networks

Today's enterprises progressively rely more heavily on their IP network for core business practices. High degree of network availability has become a critical requirement, as system downtime usually translates into significant productivity and revenue losses for many enterprises. Maximizing network uptime requires the use of operational best practices and redundant network designs in conjunction with high-availability technologies within network elements. Several high-availability technologies are embedded in Cisco IOS Software. Designers need to identify ...

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