[Spread-users] Newbie spread questions

[Theo Schlossnagle]

Olufemi Anthony wrote:

> Hi all, I'm new to spread. I have the following questions:
>
> i. From a reliability point of view,  is it preferable to run spread 
> in duplex mode or load-balanced mode, with say
>
> 2 collector servers?
> 3 collector servers?
>
> In duplex mode, we mirror the logs. say we have hourly logging. Hence 
> if one machine goes down, the log harvesting program has to make a 
> decision as to which files to harvest for that hour.
>
> However, in failover mode, we do not have the benefit of backup 
> logging if the machine in rotation  goes down and spread isn't smart 
> enough to make the switch to the other one.
>
> What has been your experience with either of the 2 modes?
>
> ii.  What sort of reliability does one get with spread? Are there any 
> numbers you can point me to? Which high-traffic websites are running 
> spread today?
>
This looks alot like a mod_log_spread/spreadlogd question.  You should 
direct your questions to the appropriate list:

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