Want ability to restore from failed upgrade.

[Peter Smith]

Jason Dixon wrote:

> On Feb 23, 2005, at 4:55 PM, Peter Smith wrote:
>
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>> I doubt there is any point in testing a server setup on a 200MHz P3 
>> desktop, is there?
>
>
> Please read my comments more carefully.  I'm not suggesting everyone 
> has identical hardware for this purpose.  This is a TEST system, not a 
> FAILOVER/REPLACEMENT production system.  It does not need identical 
> hardware;  it only needs a minimum of hardware capable of running the 
> applications being tested.  Based on the OP's description, I imagine a 
> used PC in the Pentium-II range would be more than capable.
>
> Oh, and yes, a 200Mhz PC would suffice for his purposes.  As far as I 
> can tell, we're not talking about stress-testing the applications.  He 
> simply wants to ensure that his data and applications will transition 
> from older to newer versions.  Yes, stress-testing is very important, 
> but is beyond the scope of this thread.  If he can't afford a spare 
> set of identical hardware, it's going to be impossible to stress-test 
> properly anyways.
>
> -- 
> Jason Dixon
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net
>
>
Thanks Jason.  I have a messy setup in RH 7.3 with ColdFusion, apache, 
MySQL, PHP and stuff which took ages to set up and I haven't been game 
to touch it since.  I didn't realise there was any point in setting up a 
play version on a leftover PC.

I'll give it a go shortly.

Thanks again
Peter Smith
WBM Pty Ltd.