you could keep a second up to date box with a different IP address, and if
something happens to the primary you could shut down or change the ip address
of the primary box, and swap its ip address with the secondary box.
I was working on a script to, delete all sites, then import raqbackup from ftp
server. that would keep a somewhat up to date spare ready to go.
On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:18:33 +0000, Leonard Payne wrote
> I've just installed 2 x BQ servers for a client.
> I've got my existing PKGs on this platform and my client still uses
> MSDOS on
> some of his applications because its fast and it still does the job !!!
>
> I'm trying to consider what the best way of mirroring the one system
> on the other
> so that if there is a protracted downtime, I can switch pretty fast to
> the other.
>
> My initial thoughts is to load the servers up with the same vsites and
> users etc but have the DNS elsewhere. (I've got enough servers to
> have 2 different sets of entries)
>
> Maybe then, if the proverbial brown stuff hits the fan, then i just
> have to change NS entries
> at the registrar for the domains.
>
> Unless someone has a much cleverer idea ... Please
>
> Blessings
>
> Leonard ..... who's client still has a blue washing machine !!!
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