[DRBD-user] mysql on drdb or mysql replication

Nate Reed nreed at awarix.com
Fri Feb 10 18:22:14 CET 2006

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On Friday 10 February 2006 11:06, Luc de Louw wrote:
> Nate Reed wrote:
> > On Friday 10 February 2006 10:51, Pierre Ancelot wrote:
> >> Don't do this, you will corrupt your database.
> >> mysql deals with the database in memory of each node
> >>
> >> Meaning if you do this,
> >>
> >> every node will load database from the files
> >> each node will modify the database in memory.
> >
> > This is not a problem if you only have one active node since you would
> > only run mysql on the active.
>
> Running a MySQL Cluster on a single node makes no sense for me. The
> complexity of MySQL Clusters to set up and maintain is not worth the few
> seconds you win when switching the active node.
>
> Eighter run it on DRBD (Proved working and stable) or test it with
> MySQL-Cluster.

I must have lost track of the discussion.  :)  I didn't suggest running MySql 
Cluster on a single node.  Clearly, one has to choose between 1) MySql 
clustering on multiple nodes and 2) using DRBD active/passive with mysql 
running on a single node.  Not both.

>
> rgds
>
> Luc
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