Running two nodes

[dragonhogan]

Graceful Exit is the proper way to “cancel” a node: here’s a link to the page for that

Graceful Exit Guide

Warning: Read this carefully before you start Please read the following information carefully and ask any questions your might have before executing graceful exit. Once graceful exit is started there is no way to stop or cancel it. If graceful exit is failing even at 99% you will not get any hold back amount. Think about the consequences twice before you call it. Requirements: Storage node has joined the network more than 15 month ago (requirement temporary reduced to 6 month). Storage node …

Then if a node goes offline, it would not impact the reputation or viability of the other node. They are independent of each other from that aspect.

Then as deathless states below, the ingress traffic that the two nodes are splitting 50/50 right now since they are behind the same IP, would all go towards the node that remains.