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Overview of Active Cluster
Active Cluster is a TIBCO® Data Virtualization (TDV) product option that allows you to deploy TDV in active/active clustered environments.
An Active Cluster comprises a group of TDV instances connected to each other over a system network. Active Cluster guarantees that all nodes are identical, with their metadata activity and configuration information automatically synchronized in the background.
To maximize scalability and availability, deploy Active Cluster with a network load balancer.
Each cluster node is a complete TDV Server with its own repository. When a TDV Server joins an Active Cluster, it is automatically synchronized with the others.