Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.
> On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 02:21:53PM +0100, Mark Watts wrote: > > > On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 01:05:54PM +0100, Mark Watts wrote: > > > > > > It can be one of the following three: > > > > > > > > > > > > C: write IO is reported as completed, if we know it has > > > > > > reached _both_ local and remote DISK. > > > > > > * for critical transactional data. > > > > > > > > > > * for most cases. > > > > > > > > Most ? > > > > > > what is your question? > > > > C: write IO is reported as completed, if we know it has > > reached _both_ local and remote DISK. > > > > * for most cases. > > > > In what circumstances does this not hold to be true (that data is on the > > platters of both disks?) > > 1. misunderstanding: > in that post, read the "*" as "this setting is recommended ..." No, just cut'n'paste from the drbd.conf file :o) > 2. > the statement holds not true when you lose connectivity, > obviously: if you cannot communicate with the peer, > it cannot write your data. Ah I see. I half expected you to be referring to some kind of rare corner-case. Thanks for clarifying. Mark. -- Mark Watts BSc RHCE MBCS Senior Systems Engineer QinetiQ Trusted Information Management Trusted Solutions and Services Group GPG Key: http://keyserver.veridis.com:11371/search?q=0x455420ED -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.linbit.com/pipermail/drbd-user/attachments/20070510/3cc075bb/attachment.pgp>