Good thought but when you have a but client a new 4dlink file gets created on connection and that is the one that is used
Regards Chuck Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 4, 2019, at 3:13 PM, Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > >> On Oct 4, 2019, at 2:00 PM, Chuck Miller wrote: >> >> We are ready to implement our new mirror code and are writing documentation >> on this process. The one thing I have not figured out is how to turn the >> mirror into production. >> >> The server itself is pretty easy as I have a record that has IP address of >> production machine in a record. >> >> What I do not understand is how to update the clients. Production and >> Mirror are on different subnets so the built client on the machine will not >> be able to connect to without a change to 4Dlink file. >> >> What I was hoping was to use a DNS name and simply change the IP address it >> points to so if I had >> >> Server_prod which pointed at 192.168.5.5 >> Server_Mirros which pointed at 192.162.5.17 >> >> The IP’s are of course not the real ones in use >> >> I could simply change DNS name and voila each client would connect >> seamlessly. This code is for a large hospital and changing DNS names like >> this does not seem to be in the cards. >> >> Can anyone tell me how they are doing this > > DNS name change is definitely the way to go, but if you can’t do that, then > you could do something like this. > > First, all of your 4D Client users need to have a network file server share > that they all have mounted. > > On that share create a folder and put in that folder a .4Dlink file that > everyone will use to connect to 4D Server. > > Next make a shortcut to this 4Dlink file and send this to all your users. > Tell them this is the file they should double-click to connect to 4D Server. > No user will have the real 4Dlink file on their hard drive. They only get to > have a shortcut to the 4Dlink on the network share. > > When you want to switch from production to mirror server you just change the > IP address inside 4Dlink file on the file server share. > > Tim > > ***************************************** > Tim Nevels > Innovative Solutions > 785-749-3444 > timnev...@mac.com > ***************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
