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Clustered Server System
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23/04/2002 14:39:59
 
 
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23/04/2002 14:36:09
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Visual FoxPro
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Client/server
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00648342
Message ID:
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>We want to setup a clustered server system. A primary server and a redundant server both accessing a data warehouse. The idea is that if the primary server goes down, the redundant will automatically kick in with minimal interruption to the users.
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>When talking with the server tech, they stated we need to know if the software is "Cluster Aware". The apps are all written in VFP (SBT accounting, TIW mfg and many many in-house apps).
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>Does anyone know if VFP is "cluster aware"? If not, is it possible to make it "cluster aware"?

VFP is not cluster-aware, especially given that none of your software executes at the server. Fail-over at the cluster should be transparent to VFP; all it knows is that it's talking to a file server.
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