Active-Active vs Active-Passive System
Published on: September 05, 2025
Active-Active System
graph TD
subgraph "Active-Active System"
Client -- Request --> Node1("Node 1 (active)")
Node1 -- Response --> Client
Client -- Request --> Node2("Node 2 (active)")
Node2 -- Response --> Client
end
Active-Passive System
graph TD
subgraph "Active-Passive System"
Client -- Request --> Node1("Node 1 (active)")
Node1 -- Response --> Client
Client -.->|On failover| Node2("Node 2 (passive)")
Node2 -.->|Response| Client
end