[DRBD-user] DRBD 4 node active-active?

Lars Ellenberg lars.ellenberg at linbit.com
Thu Jan 5 13:50:35 CET 2012

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On Wed, Jan 04, 2012 at 04:17:27PM -0700, Kim Ebert wrote:
> Is it possible to have an active active configuration using stacked
> resources?
> 
> This wasn't clear to me in the documentation.
> 
> Something like,
> 
> Node A  Active \
> Node B             / R0
> Node C  Active \
> Node D            / R1
> 
> R0 Active \
> R1 Active / R2
> 
> Access stacked resource at R2.

Works, but, as always, with dual primary,
you have to get the fencing and stonith right!

             [pri] <----> [pri]
               |            |
               v            v
[sec] <----- [pri]        [pri] -----> [sec]

Depending on your requirements,
the latency behaviour will look bad, though.


Does not work:

             [pri] <----> [pri]
               |            |
               v            v
[pri] <----> [pri]        [pri] <----> [pri]


As changes originating on the leaves
can not travel to the other end.


What would you like to do?

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