Optimal configuration for 2 subscriptions and a block?

[fluidz]

Hello and happy new years!

I bought a year of unlimited subscription with 2 of my providers due to recent sales. One of them was previously a block account that was a "backup" server. I also have 1 other block account with another provider set as "backup" server. Now, with 2 unlimited accounts and a single block account, I can't figure out what is the optimal configuration.

Should I set both as "primary" (ie not backup or optional) or set one as primary and the other as backup?

I guess what I most need to know is if an article is missing on a server set as "primary" will SAB check another server that is also set as "primary" for it? Or does the other account have to be set as backup to be checked for missing articles?

Then having a 3rd block account set as backup, how does that figure into the calculation? If I have 2 serves set as primary, will SAB check the backup server first for missing articles and then check the other primary if the backup also is missing the article? Or will it end checking of the missing article after it checks the backup server?

Thanks! I hope everyone has a great New Years!

[ALbino]

Set both unlimited to primaries. If it doesn't find the article on Primary 1 it will check Primary 2 before trying any backups.

[shypike]

When you set two primary servers, both will be used, the fastest one will be used the most.
Backup servers are only used when the primary server doesn't have an article.

[fluidz]

Happy New Years and thank you!!