On Tue, 4 May 2010, Cameron Smith wrote:

> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:17 AM, David Lang
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 4 May 2010, Cameron Smith wrote:
>>
>>> I am currently using Heartbeat to manage http, mysql and a DRBD device
>>> between two nodes.
>>>
>>> I want to also manage Postfix with Heartbeat.
>>>
>>> What things should I keep in mind in the configuration of Postfix so that
>>> mail services are tied to the IP managed by Heartbeat rather then the
>> IP's
>>> of each node? Are there any unique things regarding HA and an MTA I
>> should
>>> be aware of when setting this up?
>>
>> My first question is why you need to tie Postfix to the VIP instead of just
>> letting it listen on IPANY (which would let it receive mail at both the
>> real IP
>> addresses and the VIPs).
>>
>> I have several dozen clusters with postfix on them, and it works just fine
>> without needing to know anything about heartbeat.
>>
>> David Lang
>>
>>
> Well how do you manage mail accounts for users in addition to mail from the
> server itself? Where are the files for those mail accounts living? On one of
> the cluster nodes and not on the other (non DRBD device)? What happens to
> mail for those people when the node goes down?

Fair point, I didn't think in terms of the users mail stores when thinking 
about 
configuring the mail transport.

David Lang
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