# Getting Started with eXtremeDB High Availability

> To understand how eXtremeDB High Availability provides full-time application availability and fail-over capability please see the HA Introduction and HA Theory pages or the eXtremeDB High Availability User's Guide for a full description of HA features and implementation. In addition to high availability, the inclusion of eXtremeDB Cluster provides powerful distributed database capabilities for eXtremeDB applications. Please see the eXtremeDB Cluster User's Guide pages for a detailed description how eXtremeDB Cluster provides a simple interface for managing a peer-to-peer network of “equal” nodes.

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