Re: DNS servers
On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 06:55:52PM +0100, Russell Coker wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 17:53, Toni Mueller wrote:
> > Me too. So you've tested all things thoroughly in your lab, then
> > roll the change out. What's the problem?
>
> The problem for me is that I have only twice worked for compies which
> had a lab (AFAIK - some of the companies were big enough that they
> must have had a lab somewhere, but I wasn't given access to it). Of
> the two times I worked for companies that had a lab, only once was I
> allowed to use it, and on that occasion I had no machines other than
> my Thinkpad for simulating client access.
i've never had a dedicated server lab. i test things on my workstation
and/or on other servers and/or on my own (as in my personal property)
machines. e.g. i'll do R&D on most things on my home network before i
implement it at work; or i'll test a new nameserver by installing it on
a web server; or test the latest postgres version on my workstation
before upgrading the db servers. if i'm lucky there'll be an old,
retired machine that i can recycle into a test machine.
at least half the reason i have a home network is that it is a "lab" for
R&D where i can safely experiment with new software & configurations.
craig
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craig sanders <cas@taz.net.au>
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