That sounds very well, but what's the course of action if one or more servers/networks is offline? It can't scuttle the transaction, can it? If so, you end up with a system that is actually N times more vulnerable to downtime.
Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 1:19 PM Subject: RE: Geographical redundancy? > That is why some go with a multi-way commit. This ensures that a > transaction can not be completed until it is committed on all servers. > > -Matt > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 12:13 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Geographical redundancy? > > > > At 11:42 AM 5/11/2002 -0700, you wrote: > > > > What are you going to do if that next bomb falls on your server? > > >That > > > > seems like a pretty hefty requirement. You'd have to do > consistent > > > > backups > > > > to some remote location on the other side of the world. > > > > > > >You would need to do real time replication or a multi-way commit type > > >setup, so you can have transactional integrity across servers that > are > > >regionally separated. > > > > It makes sense. Although, I'd be hard-pressed to guarantee that > there > > would be no loss of data. ( It depends how real-time the replication > is > > ). > > > > > > -- > > Jeffry Houser | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Need a Web Developer? Contact me! > > AIM: Reboog711 | Fax / Phone: 860-223-7946 > > -- > > My Books: http://www.instantcoldfusion.com > > My Band: http://www.farcryfly.com > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
