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Re: Hot spare synchronisation?

From: Alexander Hall (alexanderbeard.se)
Date: Fri Feb 08 2008 - 04:15:23 CST


Matt wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am running a 4.2 webserver and want to add another machine as hot spare.
> The second machine is identical and is living in the same rack - this is
> purely for hardware failure / easy upgrading and at a later stage (need
> 3rd box) CARP.
>
> I understand I can use rsync over SSH to keep files updated and I can
> replicate MySQL realtime.
> But what about new packages I might install on the 'master' - is there
> an easy way to (semi) instantly mirror those?

Why could not rsync do this too? After installing package(s), just
trigger an rsync update?

/Alexander