RE: Can I refuse all connections except replication?

If by saying "bitch" you mean easy, I agree. I have IDS 7.31 UD1 on AIX 4.3.3 and it was not difficult to set up HDR between my two servers. Of course one of the main constraints to implement HDR the same version on both servers (IDS and OS). Just follow the steps on the AdminGuide - Chapter 25 and 26. Regards -----Mensaje original----- De: dthacker@omnihotels.com [mailto:dthacker@omnihotels.com] Enviado el: Jueves, 02 de Octubre de 2003 08:38 a.m. Para: informix-list@iiug.org Asunto: 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! sending to informix-list