Does Tandem NonStop SQL/MX use MSCS?
Tandem NonStop SQL/MX uses MSCS clustering services when running on a two-server cluster. NonStop SQL/MX uses its own single-application clustering services when running on a cluster with more than two servers. Customers who want high availability plus database scalability up to the performance provided by two high-end SMP servers, will benefit by running NonStop SQL/MX on MSCS to gain the additional benefits of high availability for other services and applications on the cluster. Customers who require additional scalability would use the built-in single-application cluster services of NonStop SQL/MX, trading off general availability services for the ability to scale on more than two servers.