[geeks] Remote Failover

[Sridhar Ayengar]

James Fogg wrote:
>> Because the machines are a thousand miles apart.  I'm not particularly
>> concerned with balancing, really.  And I can always set the TTL really
>> low for that one record, no?
> 
> F5 load balancers and F5 3DNS.
> 
> BTDT, worked like it's supposed to.

What if I lose network connection to the load balancer?  Do I need 
multiple balancers for redundancy?  Does that work exactly how it's 
expected to?

Forgive me, this is the first time I'm using any technology like it. 
Also, I don't suppose there is open software for doing this stuff...

Peace...  Sridhar