[FX.php List] one machine intallation

[Kevin Futter]

On 26/4/07 10:57 AM, "Bob Patin" <bob at patin.com> wrote:

> Yes, I agree about the hassles of taking a file offline to make
> changes... I guess I'm spoiled though, since I run a hosting company
> and have all the servers 30 feet away.
> 
> So far however, with approximately 200 databases (both FM 5/6 and FM
> 7 or 8), I haven't had one instance where a database was damaged
> because a connection was lost during an edit. On the other hand, I've
> had many instances where clients' connections have been dropped and
> their most recent record changes were lost...
> 
> The FMI tech stressed keeping anything else from running on the FMSA
> machine; this is a practice we've always adhered to here, and it's
> worked well. Tomorrow I'll be getting a new web server (a quad-core
> Mac Pro 2.66), and I'm eager to see if it makes a big difference in
> the speed that database queries are returned.
> 
> Bob Patin

We manage our own servers too (90+ databases), but trying to disconnect 15
or 20 concurrent clients from a key database to take it offline was almost
never practical. Even now though, if a database needs major work, I'll do it
on one of the backup copies, and then import any data changes from the old
one when they're done. Most of our staff members get quite disconcerted by
layouts changing right before their eyes!

-- 
Kevin Futter
Webmaster, St. Bernard's College
http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/



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