Cluster services are an integral part of the cluster. They are responsible for the following activities:
|
• |
Entry point to the cluster: Users connect first to the server that is running this service through the HTML page (AX3270.HTM,
AX5250.HTM or AXVT100.HTM).
|
|
• |
Authenticating users upon sign-on: The cluster service receives the user credentials and performs the authentication task
according to the client authentication type.
|
|
• |
Load balancing connections among the Servers based on the actual current load. |
|
• |
Maintenance of real time data in the database: If the cluster service detects that one of the Servers is not working, it manages
cluster fail over by automatically removing failed services from the cluster and returning them when re-detected.
|
You must have at least one cluster service running in your cluster regardless of the number of servers.