I host my Umbraco Production platform in Azure using Azure SQL server. I'd like to create a replica platform for DR purposes using a mirror the live database to ensure the content is consistent in the event of a fail over. In mirrored mode the DR database would be read-only until the mirroring is broken. I'm wondering if this configuration would be possible - I'm particularly based concerned that whilst in read-only mode any timer jobs that involve writing to the database would fail. Would this be an issue?
So is there no way that I couldn't keep the platform on standby using a mirror of the live database? I'm afraid I don't understand what Umbraco form entries are.
In my model, no one would be using the site until it became live and the database became writable. Would the application in an un-browsed and unedited site still need to write to the database, and what would happen if it was unable to do so? In the worst case scenario I could keep the DR application turned off in Azure until we need to fail over service, but this would delay the fail over process a bit.
Can I run Umbraco from a read only database
Hi,
I host my Umbraco Production platform in Azure using Azure SQL server. I'd like to create a replica platform for DR purposes using a mirror the live database to ensure the content is consistent in the event of a fail over. In mirrored mode the DR database would be read-only until the mirroring is broken. I'm wondering if this configuration would be possible - I'm particularly based concerned that whilst in read-only mode any timer jobs that involve writing to the database would fail. Would this be an issue?
Thanks, Geoff
Hi Geoff
All Umbraco form entries are storing in the database so it will be a problem of course.
Thanks,
Alex
Hi Alex,
So is there no way that I couldn't keep the platform on standby using a mirror of the live database? I'm afraid I don't understand what Umbraco form entries are.
Thanks, Geoff
Each Umbraco form submit is entry or set of data or filled form, all these are records in the database.
In my model, no one would be using the site until it became live and the database became writable. Would the application in an un-browsed and unedited site still need to write to the database, and what would happen if it was unable to do so? In the worst case scenario I could keep the DR application turned off in Azure until we need to fail over service, but this would delay the fail over process a bit.
If you want just browsing web-site and your site is written without using database via services or directly - then it should work.
Oh cool, cheers.
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