My blog <http://marksitblog.blogspot.com> has a how-to on using DRBD and Heartbeat for MySQL. Same basic instructions can be used for webservers, ftp, etc. Start with http://linux-ha.org/, and go from there.
As with any new tech, test, break it, test it, break it some more before deployment! This is where having VMware server, and multiple virtual machines to play with, you can create such a testing/development/learning environment to get comfortable with new technology without going broke in purchasing hardware. HTH -- Mark Schoonover, CMDBA http://marksitblog.blogspot.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 619-368-0099 Give me ambiguity, or give me something else! --kelsey hudson On 10/5/07, Néstor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am getting 2 new Dell systems. These systems will be run our web server > I need 1 to be online while the other will be a duplicate mirrored system > and > ready to go online if/when the primary web server goes bad. > > The systems are identical: > Processor: Quad 3.4GHZ/800MHZ/16MB Cache Dual-Core Intel Xeon 7140M > Processor > Memory: 32GB DDR2 400MHZ Raid Enable, Dual Ranked DIMMs, > Hard Drive: 300GB, Gbps, SAS, 3.5 Inch 15K RPM hard Drive, Hot Plug > > I was wondering if I can get ideas or can point me to where I can read > on how to make sure that the systems are mirrored and are maintained > in synch and ready for fallback. > > Any ideas are welcome. > > Thanks, > > Nestor :-) > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
