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SolarWinds IT Management Glossary

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What is Fault Tolerance

Fault tolerance, also sometimes referred to as failure tolerance, refers to an approach to system design that allows a system to continue performing even when one of its components is failing. Fault tolerance solutions may allow a system to continue operating at reduced capacity rather than shutting down completely following a failure. Various monitoring utilities can automatically notify an administrator when a system’s fault tolerance mechanism is invoked and the system’s performance reduced.

SolarWinds FREE Tools Related to Fault Tolerance

Network Device Monitor

Monitor the real-time performance and health of a single device on your network with a cool desktop dashboard. Get started immediately with "out-of-the-box" monitors for Juniper® devices, Cisco ASA appliances, HP Procurve equipment, Cisco switches, and more.

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SolarWinds Products Related to Fault Tolerance

Orion NPM v9.5.1 - Evaluation

Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) enables you to quickly detect, diagnose, and resolve network performance problems and outages—before you start getting calls asking if the network is down. And Orion NPM is the easiest product of its kind to deploy, use, and maintain. That means you can spend your time actually managing your network, not supporting your network management software. Learn More »

Server & Application Monitor

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor delivers powerful application and server management capabilities at an affordable price. With automatic application discovery, you'll be monitoring, alerting, and reporting in less than an hour! Learn More »