Jonathan: ...a single 2cpu box would be both easier to administer and cheaper...
Does a 2-cpu box work just like a 1-cpu box, only faster or are their other benefits that linux and processes can use such as specifying cpu-1 for process x and cpu-2 for process y? And does this work with postgresql or aolserver or postfix?
David: Just install AOLServer and Postgres on the 2nd box, make sure it works but point it to the postgres server on the 1st box.
What do you mean, "point it to"? Does this mean that
both databases get updated at the same time?
David: ...2nd box...take over some of the web load...
How does it take over the load? I assume that it is
only a backup and not serving web pages.
David: ...and you're back up and running with minimal downtime and the loss of less than a day's worth of data.
or less if I do more frequent backups... Thanks...
-Bob
