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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I am trying to do a small analysis about my system which uses DRBD. Thus,
I need the following piece of info:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><b><font size=3
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DRBD synchronize on real-time (Whenever a change happens) or on fixed intervals?
If the answer is the latter, then how often is the synchronization made?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>I need this to be able to model the behavior of the
traffic generated by the DRBD. Also, if any similar study was done, I will be
glad to know.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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