Upgrading server hardware on existing failover pair

Sten Carlsen stenc at s-carlsen.dk
Tue Apr 3 00:24:29 UTC 2012


Will there be complete communication between the servers? (I assume you
will use newest versions on new servers)

I seem to recall changes in protocol between some versions.


On 02/04/12 23:29, Simon Hobson wrote:
> Oscar Ricardo Silva wrote:
>
>> 1.  Shut down dhcpd on the secondary (gracefully).  The primary
>> should go into partner-down
>
> As Randall points out, you need to do this state change manually.
>
>> 2.  Copy configuration and leases file from old secondary to new
>> secondary
>
> You should only need to copy config, the "new" secondary will sync
> it's leases from the primary.
> Dunno which (if any) is considered "better", or if there's a speed
> difference.
>
>

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Best regards

Sten Carlsen

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       "MALE BOVINE MANURE!!!"

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