Web Server - high availability

[Doug Winterburn]

One HA answer is at www.steeleye.com

-Doug Winterburn

> Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 10:14:35 -0700
> From: Rod Roark <rod@sunsetsystems.com>
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Web Server
> Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> 
> That will be expensive.  Keep in mind there are plenty of things that
> can bring down your system besides a bad hard drive -- e.g., human
> error, failing CPU fan, memory problem, etc.  For sure, high
> availability is a very complex issue and there are no pat answers.
> 
> If you want to hash it over off-list, shoot me a message.
> 
> -- Rod
>    http://www.sunsetsystems.com/
> 
> James Shaker wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I need to procure 3 rack mount servers.  In sorting through what is
> > available out there I have found that
> > most are RedHat based.  Whatever I buy, I will change to Debian.  The first
> > server I want to have a hot
> > swap raid array and dual hot swap power supplies.  The other 2 servers will
> > not be connected to the web,
> > but communicate data to the web server and do not need the raid
> > array.  Does anyone on this list have
> > any suggestions or caveats?
> >
> > James Shaker
> > james@vartek-corp.com