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Connectivity Redundancy

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Agenda
 Redundant vs Backup

 What needs to be redundant?

 Redundancy Options

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Redundancy vs Backup
 Redundancy
 Replication of a primary server where the secondary or replicated server sits in a different data center
 Synchronization happens every time changes occur
 In case of primary server failure the secondary server will take over
 Fail over mechanism happens fast with almost no downtime if implemented correctly

 Backup
 Full snapshot of a server in a point in time
 Restoring a snapshot requires the server to be shutdown for a while
 Longer downtime

 Recommendation
 Do both

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What needs to be redundant?
 Radius Server

 DNS Server

 Monitoring Server

 Mikrotik Router

 The Dude

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Redundancy Options
 HA Mirroring Local to Local

 HA Mirroring Local to Cloud

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Mirroring Local to Local
Router, Radius, etc

Local Site
Primary Router

Site
Cloud Router
Router

Local Site
Secondary Router
Router, Radius, etc

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Mirroring Local to Local (2)
 Pros
 Local unmetered faster connection between local data centers
 Faster primary  secondary synchronization
 Fixed monthly cost per server space (U)

 Cons
 Big upfront hardware investment on primary and secondary servers

 Short-term costs
 Hardware procurement (primary & secondary)

 Long-term costs
 Monthly server space on local data centers (primary & secondary)
 Hardware replacement (primary & secondary)
 Monthly cloud router on AWS

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Mirroring Local to Cloud
Router, Radius, etc

Local Site
Primary Router

Site
Cloud Router
Router

Cloud Site
Secondary Router
Router, Radius, etc

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Mirroring Local to Cloud (2)
 Pros
 Big upfront hardware investment only for primary server

 Cons
 Metered slower international connection (10-20 Mbps)
 Some resources are paid (IP addresses, disks)
 Slower primary  secondary synchronization
 Needs more research

 Short-term costs
 Primary server hardware procurement

 Long-term costs
 Monthly server space rental on local data center (primary)
 Hardware replacement (primary)
 Monthly secondary server on AWS (secondary)
 Monthly cloud router on AWS

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Cloud Platform Options
 Azure
 Issues from past experience

 AWS
 Recommended - more stable
 Sample VM pricing:
 t2.small for cloud router = $283 (3 year reserved)
 m4.large for Radius server = $1,210 (3 year reserved)
 Say we use t2.micro & m4.large VMs our cloud spending estimation will be:
 1 x t2. small = $283 triennial = $94 yearly
 1 x m4.large = $1,210 triennial = $403 yearly
 TOTAL = $1,493 triennial = $497 yearly
 (not including storage disk, backup, data transfer, static IP)

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Next Steps
 Which redundancy scenario to implement?

 The answer will determine:


 Shorter-term costs
 Hardware procurement cost
 Longer-term costs
 Server space monthly cost
 Cloud monthly cost
 Hardware replacement cost

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