Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.
Florian Haas wrote: >> Thanks for the clear explanations. I think it needs to be said that I'm >> probably using DRBD in a less professional setup than you guys are. >> Setting up redundant network connections is way beyond my possibilities, >> it simply isn't worth the money and effort. The same holds for the >> Heartbeat setup, but maybe I'll take a better look at that later. >> > > I find it doubtful that it's "way beyond your possibilities" to use that > second on-board NIC that your servers presumably have, and a crossover > cable, for dedicated DRBD replication and a second Heartbeat link. > They do not have a second on-board NIC, but I'll consider upgrading them. > However if you're not using Heartbeat, or any cluster manager for that > matter, at all, then there isn't much that will keep you from running into > split brain eventually. That is exactly why I made my suggestions the other day. But you have been clear about this: I should use DRBD in a more professional way, or I shouldn't use it at all. -- Bas