> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tino
> Wildenhain
> Sent: 31 May 2006 12:14
> To: Arnaud Lesauvage
> Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Best high availability solution ?
>
> > Then with a script that would change my DNS so that
> > mypgserver.domain.tld (used in ODBC connection string)
> points to CNAME
> > mybackupserver.domain.tld instead of CNAME
> mymasterserver.domain.tld,
> > getting back to production ould be quite easy...?
>
> I guess the users would start over anyway. So easiest if you
> provide a copy of the app with that other connection and
> signal them if the first server dies to just close the first
> and start the backup-application.
Yes - the DNS method would work, but you might run into caching issues
requiring the users to reboot or do a 'ipconfig /flushdns' before they
see the change.
Regards, Dave.
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