Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 00:48:04 -0400 (EDT) From: James FitzGibbon <james@nexis.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Redundancy in FBSD web server Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961009004342.4654C-100000@bdd.net>
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I need to set up a web server that (in my client's humble words) "CANNOT EVER BE DOWN". They've got the budget, so I recommended two servers that can serve domains concurrently. I'd be interested in hearing how people have/would implement this. My thoughts so far would be to: a) Use a powerful box as the main server, with a backup box mirroring sites and ready to take over should the main one go down. -or- b) Use machines of equal power, using a DNS entry with multiple A records to shuffle requests back and forth. Opinions appreciated, including ways of detecting a downed host and taking over (ifconfig aliasing) IPs of a machine that has crashed. Thanks. -- j. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | James FitzGibbon james@nexis.net | | Integrator, The Nexis Group Voice/Fax : 416 410-0100 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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