[DRBD-user] Re: loop device and eth0 loop-back + latest version

Lars Ellenberg Lars.Ellenberg at linbit.com
Fri Apr 23 21:14:32 CEST 2004

Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.


/ 2004-04-23 18:54:27 +0100
\ Nuno Tavares:
> Em Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:22:37 +0200, Lars Ellenberg escreveu:
> 
> >> I really liked what you are doing here, but I need a solution *fast*.

> >> What I need is some solution that gets this possible: I have server1
> >> and server2, both with a local filesystem subtree, which should be
> >> identical in both servers and sync'ed in real time (as fast as
> >> possible).

> >> Suppose this: you login to server1 and "echo SOMETHING > ~/TEST".
> >> Logout and immediately login to server2. When you do "cat ~/TEST" you
> >> may see 1) that the file exists and 2) look at its contents
> >> (SOMETHING).
> > 
> > use a shared filesystem, NFS, SMB, anything. put it on a fileserver.
> > fileserver itself may be a HA-cluster, build with DRBD or any other
> > shared storage.
> 
> That is *exactly* what I'm avoiding - having a 3rd server.
> Even having server1 exporting to server2 and/or vice-versa is not
> applicable.

sorry that I cannot help you.

but there is always more than one way to do something, so
maybe if you give a more detailed picture of what you are trying to
achieve, and *why* you think it has to be that way, someone may come up
with a good suggestion.

	Lars Ellenberg



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