Identifying Application Types

Different types of applications require different levels of monitoring. Some of the tools described in this chapter are primarily used for certain types of applications.

Here are some types of important applications:

  • MC/ServiceGuard packages

  • Database applications

  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications

  • System Service applications

  • Management applications

Some applications are critical to a company's business. A failure may result in significant lost revenue for the company. You may want to protect these applications with high availability software. HP's MC/ServiceGuard is a high availability software product that detects system failures, network or LAN card failures, and the failures of critical applications. ...

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