Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 12:52:52 -0700 From: Graeme Tait <graeme@echidna.com> To: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org, info@boatbooks.com Subject: Re: Redundant servers Message-ID: <373F2214.6CE8@echidna.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905161110030.16018-100000@backup.zippynet.iol.net.au>
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Andy Farkas wrote: > > How about: > > http://www.coyotepoint.com/freequalizer.shtml > > On Sat, 15 May 1999, Graeme Tait wrote: > > > I operate a colocated server (busy WWW, plus primary DNS and a small > > amount of mail) for some clients, and we have been thinking about how to > > assure (almost) uninterrupted service in the event of server failure. The > > problem is that if physical access is required (e.g., because of hardware > > failure), we may at times have difficulty achieving an acceptable repair > > time. There is also the issue of minimizing downtime during major > > upgrades. Since this machine takes online orders, downtime is directly > > translatable into dollars of income lost. Thanks for the heads-up. I will be checking this out. But my problem with such a solution is that it replaces one single-point failure possibility by another (the equalizer box). -- Graeme Tait - Echidna To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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