<br><font size=2><tt>Brian R. Hellman wrote:</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>> David.Livingstone@cn.ca wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > Hello,<br>
> ><br>
> > Back in January I posted some questions concerning setting up
8.3 for<br>
> > third node replication. Since then I have successfully setup
such a system<br>
> > and of course now I have more questions :)<br>
> ><br>
> > - Is there anyway to use the diaster recovery "third node"
for multiple<br>
> > drbd setups ? For example if we have machines alpha and
bravo<br>
> > as the Primary and Secondary machines and foxtrot as the
third node<br>
> > diaster recovery node can I also have drbd primary and
secondary<br>
> > machines alice and charlie leverage foxtrot as the third
node ?<br>
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<br><font size=2><tt>> Yes, you can have multiple /dev/drbdX devices
on the third node, so<br>
> alpha and bravo would have /dev/drbd10 and alice and charlie
could have<br>
> /dev/drbd20</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Thanks for replying</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>So would this mean I would need the configuration
for all the nodes in</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>one drbd.conf and this file on all the hosts ? I presume
I would have</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>two upper resources defined stacked-on-top-of the
resources defined for</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>each of alpha/bravo and alice/charlie.<br>
</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>> ><br>
> > - In my current setup I am using protocol A for the third node.
What<br>
> > is the syntax to specify csums-alg hash-alg in the syncer
section<br>
> > of drbd.conf ?<br>
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<br><font size=2><tt>> csums-alg md5;<br>
</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>> ><br>
> > Thanks<br>
</tt></font>