we are evaluating things like this for a while, but up until now the effort to manage (and extend) a management tool seemed to be bigger than what we do now..
thanks anyway! On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Andreas Hilboll <[email protected]> wrote: > >> we like to have a pound server on standby in case the live server fails. > >> problem is, that we can't keep the pound.cfg centralized as the > >> HTTP/HTTPS Listen -> Address line is server specific. > >> > >> is there a way to fill this variable with the `hostname` for instance? > >> > >> regards, > >> > >> PAT > >> > >> -- > >> *Pat Erler* > >> Gtalk/G+: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> <mailto:[email protected]>Skype: pat_erler > > > > I am not actually sure if pound supports exactly what you are looking > > for. One alternative would be to use a virtual IP addres: > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_IP_address > > > > I have done this in my previous job and it worked very well (although > > it wasn't with pound). YMMV! > > > > /A > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe send an email with subject unsubscribe to [email protected]. > > Please contact [email protected] for questions. > > And of course you could use a configuration management tool like puppet > or chef. That'll be way to heavy for only managing pound, but maybe > your current pound need gives you a reason to move towards something > like that. > > A. > > -- > To unsubscribe send an email with subject unsubscribe to [email protected]. > Please contact [email protected] for questions. > -- *Pat Erler* Gtalk/G+: [email protected] <[email protected]>Skype: pat_erler
