Abstract

Application service providers (ASPs) need to support content, database information, storage area networking (SAN), and file servers to truly provide well-rounded application service offerings. These “server farms” must be maintained and supported with the priority that the application demands. This chapter provides an understanding of the ways servers work and how the services they offer can assist in the creation of a successful ASP. It discusses different server hardware and operating systems, as well as intricate considerations, such as server fault tolerance, connectivity options, data backup, virus scanning, maintenance, redundancy, and system recovery. Server clustering is an important fault-tolerance solution that should be considered by any ASP, regardless of its exact service offering. The fact is that an ASP offers applications to its clients. These applications run on servers, and the servers should therefore always be accessible by clients. One should make sure that file server is protected. This provides constant virus scanning services while data is accessed, and can cut the possibility of a viral infection significantly even if desktop virus protection is not in use.

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