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Doug_Thornhill_'s avatar
Doug_Thornhill_
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Aug 05, 2014

How much trust in your monitors do you need to feel comfortable with GTM failing over a Database backend?

How much trust in your monitors do you need to feel comfortable with GTM failing over a Database backend?  
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Cory_50405's avatar
Cory_50405
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Aug 06, 2014

Short answer is: a lot.

 

The long answer is that there are many things to consider, such as:

 

  • the physical location of the GTM with respect to the database that it's monitoring
  • the monitor you are using and its ability to accurately detect the health of the database server
  • the reliability of the database synchronization solution in place (if applicable)

I'm sure I'm missing other key points, but these are three off the top of my head. Could you elaborate a bit more on your environment and your requirements?