Re: Can I refuse all connections except replication?

Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<bl20dt$78q9j$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de>... > Dave Thacker wrote: > > > Informix 9.30 running on AIX 4.3.3 > > I have two instances running EDR in update anywhere mode. All > > connections are usually made to the "primary" instance. The > > transactions flow from the "primary" to the "backup" unless we declare > > a disaster. We use internal DNS to control where the various clients > > on our WAN "see" the primary server. When we run a DR drill, we > > change the DNS entry for the "primary" to the "backup". When the > > drill is over we flip the DNS entry back. Many servers cache the > > "disaster mode" DNS and we've found they continue to connect to > > "backup" after DNS is changed. > > > > I've been asked by management if there is a way to block all TCP/IP > > connections to the database *except* for replication connections. When > > we resume normal operations, we'd like the "backup" database to refuse > > all connections except those sending replication transactions from > > the primary server. > > > > I don't see a mode like this anwhere in the Administrators Guide, Is > > there a way to do this? > > Ay Caramba! Why don't you just use HDR? Because HDR was a perfect bitch to set up in 7.3!