From c74cee7d43b19c4ce37aacff45412fab2f9100c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Stapelberg Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 09:44:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] static-mirroring: describe maintenance behavior --- modules/roles/README.static-mirroring.txt | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/modules/roles/README.static-mirroring.txt b/modules/roles/README.static-mirroring.txt index bc745babf..d09cba6a1 100644 --- a/modules/roles/README.static-mirroring.txt +++ b/modules/roles/README.static-mirroring.txt @@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ For content which can be served via the Apache web server, possibly with a -custom configuration, Debian runs its static mirroring infrastructure. +custom configuration, Debian runs its static mirroring infrastructure. A key +advantage of that infrastructure is the higher availability it provides: +whereas individual virtual machines are power-cycled for scheduled maintenance +(e.g. kernel upgrades), static mirroring machines are removed from the DNS +entry static.debian.org during their maintenance. The term static mirroring infrastructure includes: -- 2.20.1