Failover operation
A security concept with at least two systems. If one server fails, a second one automatically takes over. The website remains online, and ideally, visitors don't notice anything. Failover is crucial for projects where downtime is costly or embarrassing. At GENLOC.NETWORK, failover is an integral part of the hosting infrastructure.
Failover means that if one component fails, a second one takes over without any human intervention. The difference to a backup is fundamental. A backup restores what was lost and takes time. Failover prevents anything from failing in the first place.
In concrete terms: Restoring from a backup takes between 20 minutes and several hours, depending on the amount of data, and everything since the last backup is lost. A failover typically takes place in under 60 seconds, often without a visitor noticing. The goal is to achieve both: failover against system failure, and backup against errors and data loss.
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