[Quickfix-users] Failover.

[Jim M. <per...@my...>]

I'm evaluating FIX systems for a client. QuickFIX is obviously very 
attractive because of its Open Source nature. However there is little to be 
seen in the documentation about how to set it up to allow for failover. Am 
I missing something, or could someone point me towards any resources on the 
subject.

I'm planning to run QuickFIX on Linux, on two servers. If the primary 
server goes down, the secondary server should cut in, and instantly be able 
to pick up where the primary left off, using the same message sequence 
numbers and message store location. The only information I've found so far 
relevant to failover is the SocketConnectHost and SocketConnectPort 
settings in the configuration file, and its not clear to me how the 
machines should be set up, either physically, or in terms of software 
configuration.

Has anyone set up this kind of arrangement already, and would you be 
prepared to share your experiences?

Jim