vSphere Fault Tolerance (FT)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf VMware technology
gptkbp:automatically_restarts secondary VM if primary fails
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:VMware
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label vSphere Fault Tolerance (FT)
gptkbp:integratesWith gptkb:vCenter_Server
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:vSphere_4.0
gptkbp:monitors primary and secondary VMs
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:vSphere_Availability_suite
gptkbp:protectedBy virtual machines
data corruption
application-level failures
gptkbp:provides continuous availability
gptkbp:removes single point of failure
gptkbp:requires gptkb:ESXi_hosts
shared storage
compatible CPUs
dedicated network for FT logging
vSphere Enterprise Plus license (for advanced features)
identical VM configuration on both hosts
gptkbp:supports zero downtime failover
Windows and Linux guest OS
hot add of secondary VM
up to 4 vCPUs (as of vSphere 6.0 and later)
gptkbp:uses gptkb:vLockstep_technology
synchronous replication
gptkbp:worksWith gptkb:vSphere_HA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VMware_vCenter_Server
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7