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Windows Server 2003 Availability / Uptime

I'm looking at putting together a support SLA. As a base line I'd like to know roughly what sort of percentage availability I should expect from a non-clustered Windows 2003 Server. Assumptions are that the server is comfortably spec-ed for the…
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Considering no website/service is 100% up, how do systems measure web downtime with precision?

I think the title speaks for itself. But, to give an example: In a recent post, 37 signals show it's real downtime and compares with other web services. They get very few down time and probably most companies don't have that. But, to measure all…
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DNS Round Robin only if one goes down?

I've got two servers, equal capabilities in terms of processing power and load. What I am trying to accomplish is this: (I already own and run DNS servers so this shoudln't be a problem). Server A will serve ALL incoming requests to…
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What does the suffix 'w' and 'd' mean with 'TIME+' in top?

Here's a chunk of the top from my server: PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 18878 www-data 20 0 200m 13m 4704 S 0 0.2 0:00.07 apache2 12374 root 20 0 197m 9460 4480 S 0 0.1 …
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Reinstalling Linux: how to avoid downtime?

My website runs on a dedicated Debian LAMP server . I would like to update the system (let's say I have a pretty old Debian version and I want to reinstall everything from scratch) What strategy can I use to not have my website down while I am…
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Question regarding uptime strategy for website

I'm working on a website where we need to have a good deal of uptime. Specially in the short bursts (15-day periods) that the website's events happen. The page is dead simple and can be served almost completely off an html cache. While there is a…
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Is reading the HTTP GET response enough to know if the server is up?

I want to make sure the site is UP and running. Is reading the HTTP GET Response enough? What does services like PingDom test?
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Is there a Ruby, Python or open source way to monitor uptime?

Is there a Ruby, Python or open source uptime monitor like PingDom, etc?
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"uptime" and "who" disagreeing

I've got an Ubuntu server that's exhibiting a somewhat strange behavior. uptime reports the following: 07:48:10 up 627 days, 21:19, 3 users, load average: 0.04, 0.01, 0.00 w reports: 21:59:25 up 629 days, 11:30, 3 users, load average: 0.06, 0.10,…
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nginx: how to load a new conf file witout restarting nginx

I made a new conf file in sites-available (and linked it in sites-enabled) and now I want to "install" that conf file without resetting the nginx server. As root, I can run nginx -c file.conf since that almost does what I want; however, the conf…
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Is it possible to guarantee 100% uptime in redundant hosting servers inside a cloud computing structure?

I'm interested in find a hosting that can offer really 100% of uptime. Is it possible in hosting servers inside a cloud computing structure?
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php APC uptime problem

I am on LAMP with Alternative PHP Cache. It worked fine until yesterday when I updated the website and changed a few mySQL queries (I don't see the how it would affect APC opcode cache) Today I see that the load has increased on the server and I see…
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Why the 'uptime' command showing the load output faster than the 'w' command

Why the 'uptime' command showing the load output faster than the 'w' command. I am unable to use the 'w' command in high load environment but the 'uptime' shows the results more faster..
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In terms of stability, who beats whom? VPS or dedicated server?

basically I am asking because I am wondering if dedicated servers are really more stable than VPS? I read here: http://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/difference-between-shared-vps-dedicated-hosting A VPS Server is not a Dedicated Server,…
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Why is stack driver unable to find the test results for my uptime check

I just setup an uptime check on StackDriver. Next to the check, however, I have a series of black circles. When I hover over each of them I receive the message Unable to find check results. I setup the check 10 minutes ago, and configured it to…
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