Fault tolerance on a web server
What is the best way to have fault tolerance on our web server? We have a few backup machines all identical that get replicated via scripts every 10 minutes. How cab we automatically fail over to another already configured box if the primary production machine fails? Is this some DNS magic?

Answer Question   |  May 22, 2011  7:41 PM
DNS, DNS server, Fault tolerance, Scripting, Web Server, Web server administration, Web servers

Using multiple internet connections simultaneously
Hi, I am an IT manager for a firm which was granted twenty (20) seperate broadband connections with VPN (connecting to a national network) for its use. I am currently looking for a solution that would allow me to use all these connections simultaneouly ( load balancing, fault tolerance etc…). Any pointer would be much [...]

Answer Question   |  February 22, 2011  1:47 PM
Broadband, Fault tolerance, Internet access, Linux, Load balancers, Networking, Windows

Standard practice for servicing UPS in a data center
What do you do in a large datacenter environment that needs to have the UPS serviced? We are adding a second one for fault tolerance but will need to disconnect power for chunks of time. What is safe? What is standard practices?

Answer Question   |  November 24, 2010  4:39 PM
Data Center in 2010, Data Center management, Fault tolerance, UPS

VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance
Would the fault tolerance feature in vSphere work as a disaster recovery solution? Thanks. Moderator Note: This is a submitted question

Answer Question   |  May 5, 2009  8:08 PM
Fault tolerance, VMware Fault Tolerance, VMware vSphere, vSphere

RAID 5 offers what type of fault tolerance
what is fault tolerance and raid 5 and raid 1 offer what type of fault tolerance

Answer Question   |  February 27, 2009  5:56 AM
Fault tolerance, RAID, RAID 1, RAID 1 vs RAID 5, RAID 5, RAID 5 fault tolerance