May 18, 2013 @ 11:42 am, by Maarten Kossen A common problem with managing multiple servers is keeping their configurations identical (or similar, depending on the purpose of the servers). When you set up a server (say server1), you tweak the configuration by hand and when you set up another server (server2) you do the same. But then there’s this setting you need to change on server2, which you then forget to change on server1. A different ecosystem was born.
What may also happen, is that you have to reinstall a server. Say, you’ve got your primary nameserver all set up and running for like a year, but then you want to (or have to) switch hosts. How on earth did you install that nameserver again? You probably need to start all over and google your way around. When switching hosts, this is not something you want to think about.
