GE Fanuc Automation: Fault Tolerant Computers

Fault Tolerant Computers

Fault Tolerant Computers are designed expressly for critical processes and operations where business continuity, continuous information access and application availability are essential. From entry-level to enterprise-class, these ftServers immediately bring the protection of full fault tolerance to GE Fanuc’s Proficy software suite. Computer servers that deliver the highest levels of uptime are central to the business continuity strategy of many companies. The ftServer system is proven to deliver 99.999% uptime (less than 5 minutes of unplanned downtime per year) in real-world customer applications.

Fault Tolerant Computers

 

 

Product Details

Stratus Continuous Processing technology,
The Smarter Approach to Uptime™, is built into every
ftServer system. Every aspect of the server – hardware,
software, and service – is designed to prevent
unplanned downtime. Your enterprise gains superior
uptime protection without the need for failover
scripting, repeated test procedures, or any extra
effort to make applications cluster-aware.
Lockstep technology
Replicated, fault-tolerant hardware components
process the same instructions at the same time.
In the event of a component malfunction, the partner
component is an active spare that continues
normal operation. There is no system downtime
and no data loss.
Failsafe software
Our failsafe software works in concert with lockstep
technology to prevent many software errors
from escalating into outages. Other software
issues are captured, analyzed, and reported to
Stratus. This allows support personnel to take a
proactive approach to correcting software problems
before they recur. Even in-memory data is
constantly protected and maintained.
ActiveService™ Architecture
Stratus ftServer systems constantly monitor their
own operation. Remote support capabilities – made
possible by the system’s ftServer Access Adapter
and our global ActiveService Network – enable our
service engineers to diagnose, troubleshoot, and
resolve problems online more than 95% of the time.
If necessary, the system automatically orders its
own hot-swappable replacement part.