1 running windows 2012 server handling Amazing charts. A second server running 2008 handling my scheduling and billing software Allofactor. And my oldest server running 2008sbs handling DHCP, Faxes etc.
I am interested in using the virtual with replication onto on of the other servers so that if on server goes down due to hard ware failure I can still be up and running. Any tips would he helpful
Most hardware in servers is already redundant. RAID protects hard drive failures. CPU, RAM, and Mobo are pretty reliable. There are redundant power supplies available. Clustering is essentially like RAID for the whole server. If you have RAID, that should protect against hard drive failure like you mentioned earlier.
Consolidating those servers to a single server using virtualization would streamline your recovery and backup processes. You can also implement replication as a form of rapid disaster recovery. You're going to want to get someone to examine your current setup and determine the best course of action.
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