[LUNI] Failover script?

[Keith T. Garner]

On 1/7/08 8:59 AM, Richard Reina wrote:
> Thanks again for the response.  I looked into heartbeat and I am still
> considering it.  However, I am at least a little reluctant to have to
> configure, and maintain yet another piece of software on my network.
> 
> As a result I am still also considering writing a script that test the
> database of a DBI->mysql comnnection call and redirects traffic to a
> replica in the event of unavailablity.

Not to be an ass, but...  How is writing your own script not maintaining
another piece of software?  In fact, this puts more burden on you as you do
not have enough eyes to make all bugs shallow.

Beware NIH syndrome!

Keith

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 Keith T. Garner                                        kgarner at kgarner.com
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