Server Redundancy

What Does Server Redundancy Mean?

Server redundancy refers to the amount and intensity of backup, failover or redundant servers in a computing environment. It defines the ability of a computing infrastructure to provide additional servers that may be deployed on runtime for backup, load balancing or temporarily halting a primary server for maintenance purposes.

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Techopedia Explains Server Redundancy

Server redundancy is implemented in an enterprise IT infrastructure where server availability is of paramount importance. To enable server redundancy, a server replica is created with the same computing power, storage, applications and other operational parameters.

A redundant server is kept offline. That is, it powers on with network/Internet connectivity but is not used as a live server. In case of failure, downtime or excessive traffic at the primary server, a redundant server can be implemented to take the primary server’s place or share its traffic load.

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