Mirrored servers

We are in the process of setting up 2 servers that will be
mirrored.

I want to get clarafication on how we should be using them.
Should we limit 
traffic to only one of the servers and use the other as a
hot standby or can 
we direct traffic to both. When I say traffic I mean ingoing
and outgoing 
smtp as well as webmail.

Thanx 

Mark Jones wrote:
> We are in the process of setting up 2 servers that will
be mirrored.
> 
> I want to get clarafication on how we should be using
them. Should we 
> limit traffic to only one of the servers and use the
other as a hot 
> standby or can we direct traffic to both. When I say
traffic I mean 
> ingoing and outgoing smtp as well as webmail.
> 
> Thanx
> 

Hi,

We recommend you direct traffic to only one, that way the
other is 
simply a hot standby and if the mirroring fails, then
nothing bad 
happens.  If you run the traffic to both, and the mirroring
fails then 
you have a 'mess' to untangle that
may be very ugly.

But you 'can' send or receive email on both if you wish, it
just adds a 
slight 'risk' which I personally don't like.

	ChrisP