RE: mysql-server

[Eric Rostetter <rostetter mail utexas edu>]

Quoting "Pettit, Paul" <ismanager ccbnpts com>:

> The overhead (work hours) is high if said downloads are on multiple
> servers and updates must be run on each (as well as dependancy
> checking). My dad always said "work smarter".

But is it "working smarter" if doing so results in your machines or
services going down?  I'd say not.

> It's sort of just one of those times when multiple normally unrelated
> occurances happen at the same time (i.e. mysql update, holiday, broken
> restart function in said update). Many ways to fix it but I think one
> way to help would be to maybe schedule pending updates. That might be a
> problem but hey, this is a discussion right?

Yes, it is a discussion.  Your solution won't work. But maybe we'll get
a solution that does work by having this discussion.

-- 
Eric Rostetter