Hello, On Thursday 21 August 2008 13:38:14 Robert wrote: > >> I'm getting confused even more while going through some postings and > >> google findings regarding Linux split site setups and quorum server. > >> Alan writes a lot about quorum server on his blog: > > > > That's something you'd have to discuss with Alan. > > Ok, so I'd like to join Alan into our discussion :) Alan, does quorum > server work or not ? Can users rely on that this pice of code stays in > the heartbeat distribution and the semantics will not change drastically ? > > So if quorumd works well in certain environmnts can it be used ? (e.g. > non STONITH configurations). > > > I can't make statements for other developers. That's not my place. > > > > I do believe the restrictions on the quorum server are too severe for me > > to recommend that anyone uses it; and I wash my hands in clean water. > > > > All I know and can make "official" statements about is my own > > perspective, and possibly the support policy for Novell customers. > > Ok, that's a statement. > > >> P.s. Sorry for bothering, but I really think having a working DR setup > >> with Linux-HA (at least with 2 nodes) would be great. > > > > Certainly it would. I look forward to code which implements it! ;-) > > Me too, unfortunately I'm the worst C developer in the world :)
Have you considered to install an additional cluster node as a "Quorumserver" which runs no services ? Regards, Andreas > > Robert > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-HA mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.linux-ha.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-ha > See also: http://linux-ha.org/ReportingProblems -- : Andreas Kurz Tel +43-1-8178292-64 : : LINBIT® Information Technologies GmbH Fax +43-1-8178292-82 : : Vivenotgasse 48, A-1120 Vienna/Europe http://www.linbit.com : DRBD® und LINBIT® sind eingetragene Marken der LINBIT Information Technologies GmbH. DRBD® and LINBIT® are registered trademarks of LINBIT Information Technologies GmbH. _______________________________________________ Linux-HA mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linux-ha.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-ha See also: http://linux-ha.org/ReportingProblems
