Evaluating high-availability configuration

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing program instructions executable to:

• detect a plurality of fault tolerance parameters potentially available within a datacenter;
• identify a set of at least one fault tolerance parameter from the plurality of fault tolerance parameters, wherein
• each fault tolerance parameter of the set applies to an application,
• identifying the set comprises detecting that at least one high-availability application of a plurality of high-availability applications currently executing in the datacenter is associated with the application, and
• the at least one high-availability application provides the at least one fault tolerance parameter for the application when associated with the application;
• generate an index value for the application, wherein
• the index value is based on the set, and
• the index value comprises an objective measure of fault tolerance associated with the application.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores program instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
• detect a plurality of fault tolerance parameters potentially available within a datacenter;
• identify a set of at least one fault tolerance parameter from the plurality of fault tolerance parameters, wherein
• each fault tolerance parameter of the set applies to an application,
• identifying the set comprises detecting that at least one high-availability application of a plurality of high-availability applications currently executing in the datacenter is associated with the application, and
• the at least one high-availability application provides the at least one fault tolerance parameter for the application when associated with the application;
• generate an index value for the application, wherein
• the index value is based on the set, and
• the index value comprises an objective measure of fault tolerance associated with the application.