Synology SA3200D Synology High Availability SHA User Guide for DSM 7.0 - Page 5

System requirements, Models and versions

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Chapter 1: Introduction 2.2 System requirements In Synology High Availability (SHA), the active server and the passive server are referred to as "hosts". Models and versions • To create an SHA cluster, two Synology NAS (hosts) with support for SHA are required to act as the active and passive servers. • We recommend that the models of the two hosts are identical, but you can also use two hosts that are similar models to create a Hybrid High Availability cluster. For more information, refer to this article. • Both hosts need to have the same DSM and Synology High Availability package versions installed. We recommend you to install the latest versions. 03

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Chapter 1: Introduction
2.2 System requirements
In Synology High Availability (SHA), the active server and the passive server are referred to as
"hosts".
Models and versions
• To create an SHA cluster, two Synology NAS (hosts) with support for SHA are required to act
as the active and passive servers.
• We recommend that the models of the two hosts are identical, but you can also use two
hosts that are similar models to create a
Hybrid High Availability cluster
. For more
information, refer to
this article
.
• Both hosts need to have the same DSM and Synology High Availability package versions
installed. We recommend you to install the latest versions.