Re: [RadiusNT] Request tips for fault-tolerant RADIUS server system
Dale E. Reed Jr. ( (no email) )
Thu, 27 May 1999 20:33:14 -0700
Danny Sinang wrote:
>
> > Have more than one RADIUS server?
>
> > > Can someone recommend a setup that will be a very fault-tolerant RADIUS
> > > system ? I mean, what hardware / software combination would prove up to
> the
> > > task ? How about 2 RADIUS servers (primary and secondary) that point to
> 1
> > > SQL Server machine whose database is actively mirrored on another SQL
> Server
> > > machine ? Will this do the job ?
>
> > Usually. I would recommend doing mirroring on the drives for the
> > SQL Server, then do a nightly backup/restore or transfer to a
> > backup server.
>
> What happens when the SQL Server machine goes down ?
>
> Does / Will RadiusNT have a feature to query a secondary SQL Server / ODBC
> machine ?
The next major release will support this.
> Or is there a way 2 SQL Servers can take over the other's identity / job
> when one fails ?
SQL Enterprise with Clustering can do it.
--
Dale E. Reed Jr. Emerald and RadiusNT__________________________________________IEA Software, Inc. www.iea-software.com