The primary site has 2 database servers connected to a SAN. both nodes running on SQL server 2016. Both the servers are configured to function as an always on availability group as opposed to a Fail over Cluster.
The DR has an identical setup; 2 nodes, a SAN. both nodes configured as an always on availability group.
In order to sync primary with DR, both the AGs were configured as a distributed AG, however the documentation, implementation steps, lack of monitoring options around a distributed AG deem us to have a very little confidence over implementing it in production. we've also noticed that the available views and management studio options sometimes show inaccurate status information about the distributed AG. Hence the below questions :
1. is distributed AG a matured solution suitable to implement on a production environment ? how to properly implement it ?
2. What are the other alternatives available for synchronizing a primary site AG with a DR AG ?
3. is AG better than FOC ?.
The DR has an identical setup; 2 nodes, a SAN. both nodes configured as an always on availability group.
In order to sync primary with DR, both the AGs were configured as a distributed AG, however the documentation, implementation steps, lack of monitoring options around a distributed AG deem us to have a very little confidence over implementing it in production. we've also noticed that the available views and management studio options sometimes show inaccurate status information about the distributed AG. Hence the below questions :
1. is distributed AG a matured solution suitable to implement on a production environment ? how to properly implement it ?
2. What are the other alternatives available for synchronizing a primary site AG with a DR AG ?
3. is AG better than FOC ?.