> Beckycould wrote:
>
> Hi Fellow-Penguin Newbies!
> When I disconnect my Primary Server from service- I want the Secondary
> server to automatically take over providing the websites I am Hosting.
>
> My question is:
>
> Does MY DNS Info at the Open SRS Database tell the world to look at
> my Primary IP and if it is "down" will traffic automatically look for
> my Secondary IP?
>
> I Can type in my Secondary IP and pull up the index.html of my main
> website.
> I Cannot type in a URL and see any sites come up FROM my Secondary.
> (when the Primary is out of service)
>
> Presently The Only way "I know Of" to have the Secondary Server take
> over AS the Primary is to change the DNS and IP using LINUXCONF and
> making the Secondary BECOME the Primary.
>
>
> I welcome all help I can get
> Thank You,
> Becky
>
>
>
Look into piranah clustering (red-Hat)