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cheekycherry · 01-22-2006, 04:42 AM

I have a dedicated server. I want as close to 100% uptime for my sites as possible (they are important).

If I make identical sites but put them on a different server with a different host, can I make it so that if my main server goes down, the secondary server with the different host just carries on serving my pages? So the customer will see no downtime?

It got me thinking, you know the nameservers you register with your domain names? Well, both I have specified are pointing to the same machine.

If this can be done, can it be done simply by specifying the second server as either the second or third entry in the DNS where I registered the domain name?

This is probably really obvious to most. Sorry if it's newbish. When it comes to server stuff, I am newbie. Or maybe I haven't explained myself properly (not really knowing the jargon)

Any help is much appreciated!

01-22-2006, 04:42 AM
cheekycherry Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: N/A Posts: 1,703	Newbie server/nameserver question I have a dedicated server. I want as close to 100% uptime for my sites as possible (they are important). If I make identical sites but put them on a different server with a different host, can I make it so that if my main server goes down, the secondary server with the different host just carries on serving my pages? So the customer will see no downtime? It got me thinking, you know the nameservers you register with your domain names? Well, both I have specified are pointing to the same machine. If this can be done, can it be done simply by specifying the second server as either the second or third entry in the DNS where I registered the domain name? This is probably really obvious to most. Sorry if it's newbish. When it comes to server stuff, I am newbie. Or maybe I haven't explained myself properly (not really knowing the jargon) Any help is much appreciated!