Re: Data replication = Fault Tolerance?

Spetc@aol.com wrote: > > Hi all. > > We use Informix Online (soon to be 7.1) and are interested in fault tolerant > systems. > > We already intend to mirror our disks at the Unix level, but would also like > a primary / secondary system setup whereby if, for example a processor board > or memory chip blows up, then it will be possible for the secondary to be > used (within minutes of the failure) while the primary system is being fixed. > Is anybody using Informix data replication for this purpose and is it > working for you? Yes I do and it is working. I've had some minor (?) problems, but it has worked for us. My platform is solaris 2.4, sparc 20, Online 7.11UC1. If you have any questions send me an e-mail. Good Luck!