What are the disadvantages of running multiple servers on one host?

Asked by John McDaid on March 28th, 2012 @ 1:12 a.m.
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The following are the disadvantages

- Competition for resources: all servers will be competing for the same processor and memory resources. If there is a peak load on one server, the other will be affected.
- Risk of failure: If one server manages to bring down the host, the other servers will be taken down as well increasing the risk of failure


Overall, it only makes sense to run multiple servers on one host if their volume is very low or countercyclical
Answered by Manu Bangia on April 9th, 2012 @ 4:33 p.m.