I thought I posted this yesterday, but it got lost somewhere. Please forgive the double-post if both show up tomorrow:
We have a client with an older character-based accounting package running on UNIX which includes Point Of Sale at about a dozen sites. They need a solution which minimizes any downtime due to hardware or network failure.
I'm starting to look into VMWare and iSCSI, but would like advice from others who have already travelled this road.
The application is NOT a DBMS. It's a ERP system which accesses multiple (hundreds) of data files.
My vision is to have a redundant server at the main office, and another located across a WAN in a different city. I can use rsync to keep the files synchonized at some level, but there must be a better solution.
All ideas are appreciated. Thanks.
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We have a client with an older character-based accounting package running on UNIX which includes Point Of Sale at about a dozen sites. They need a solution which minimizes any downtime due to hardware or network failure.
I'm starting to look into VMWare and iSCSI, but would like advice from others who have already travelled this road.
The application is NOT a DBMS. It's a ERP system which accesses multiple (hundreds) of data files.
My vision is to have a redundant server at the main office, and another located across a WAN in a different city. I can use rsync to keep the files synchonized at some level, but there must be a better solution.
All ideas are appreciated. Thanks.
"Proof that there is intelligent life in Oregon. Well, Life anyway.