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On 2/12/09 8:07 PM, "Lucas Peyatt - Ohio Web Hosting & Development"
<bluequartz (at mark) ohiowebhosting.net> wrote:
> 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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