Etch amd64 + perc6/E RAID arrays + clustering (heartbeat)

admin at matphot.com admin at matphot.com
Fri Oct 10 00:42:36 CDT 2008


DRBD seems to be exactly what I am looking for - thank you so very  
much everyone!

On Oct 10, 2008, at 4:19 AM, Eric Rostetter wrote:

> Quoting "admin at matphot.com" <admin at matphot.com>:
>
>> I have read up on "heartbeat" (heartbeat-2) and it seems to do what I
>> need as far as clustering servers goes, but what I can't find is a
>> means to 'cluster' (or 'mirror') the contents of one RAID array to
>> that of another under another server. Is this possible, or am I
>> looking in the wrong place?
>
> Either use a clustering filesystem like GFS, or use a mirroring  
> network
> block device driver like DRBD.
>
> DRBD is usually used with heartbeat, so it fits your needs...
>
> -- 
> Eric Rostetter
> The Department of Physics
> The University of Texas at Austin
>
> Go Longhorns!



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