Errol, After mulling over your comments and doing some checking in the HA openfiler forum and elsewhere, I am now convinced that your suggestions are the way to go me - at least for now.
Thanks again for your valuable input. Kevin. --- Original Message --- > Send Openfiler-users mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo/openfiler-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more > specific > than "Re: Contents of Openfiler-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Openfiler-users Digest, Vol 45, Issue 4 > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 2. Re: Re: Openfiler-users Digest, Vol 45, Issue 4 (Errol > Neal) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:02:15 -0600 (CST) > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [OF-users] Re: Openfiler-users Digest, Vol 45, Issue > 4 > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" > > > Thanks for your Help. I had not known about DRDB. It looks > like it could be a solution for me. > Originally, I was thinking of having two OF nodes and 2 D-Link > storage devices (which use Ethernet connections) that would > provide HA and load balancing. I could be wrong, but it looks > like DRBD cannot provide the load balancing - which I may just > live without for now. > > The question still remains: will OF recognize the ethernet > based D-Link storage device? In the long run this may be an > cheaper solution, since it seems to me that I will need to, > using DRDB, replicate my hard drive space on the other OF > box. > > Again, thanks for all of your help. > > > --- Original Message --- > > Send Openfiler-users mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo/openfiler-users > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more > > specific > > than "Re: Contents of Openfiler-users digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Need help with Network Storage devices and Openfiler > > (Kevin Waters) > > 2. Re: Need help with Network Storage devices and Openfiler > > (Errol Neal) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 16:27:35 -0600 (CST) > > From: Kevin Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [OF-users] Need help with Network Storage devices > > and > > Openfiler > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > All, > > ? > > I am looking to upgrading my current one node openfiler server > > into an HA server with at least two nodes.? Currently, however, > > all of my storage is connected to the server via USB, SATA or > > IDE.? So I am assuming that I will need a Network Storage > > device where both nodes can access simultaneously. > > ? > > I am contemplating purchasing a D-Link (DNS-323) 2-Bay Hard > > drive enclosure to start with and am curious if anyone has any > > thought/experience on the matter.? Such as, will the openfiler > > software recognize this device on the network as a storage > > device.? Or, are there any recommendations on another brand > > of Storage device? > > ? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > ? > > Thanks > > Kevin. > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > https://lists.openfiler.com/pipermail/openfiler-users/attachments/20071109/70b834a1/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 21:10:42 -0500 > > From: Errol Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [OF-users] Need help with Network Storage devices > > and > > Openfiler > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Quoting Kevin Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > All, > > > I am looking to upgrading my current one node openfiler server into > > > an HA server with at least two nodes. Currently, however, all of > > > my storage is connected to the server via USB, SATA or IDE. So I > > > am assuming that I will need a Network Storage device where both > > > nodes can access simultaneously. > > > > Isn't DRBD included in openfiler? If so, your storage can exist > > as it > > does currently. > > > > [see the thread below] > > https://lists.openfiler.com/pipermail/openfiler-users/2005-April/004434.html > > > > > > > I am contemplating purchasing a D-Link (DNS-323) 2-Bay Hard drive > > > enclosure to start with and am curious if anyone has any > > > thought/experience on the matter. Such as, will the openfiler > > > software recognize this device on the network as a storage device. > > > Or, are there any recommendations on another brand of Storage device? > > > > First of all, I don't think you want to try to address a single > > point > > of failure by introducing one. Secondly, your storage technology > > needs > > to support clustering/high availability. USB does not support > > this. > > I'd focus my efforts on DRBD + Openfiler + HA > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: not available > > Type: application/pgp-keys > > Size: 1328 bytes > > Desc: PGP Public Key > > Url : > > https://lists.openfiler.com/pipermail/openfiler-users/attachments/20071109/1d6e0d80/attachment-0001.bin > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Openfiler-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo/openfiler-users > > > > > > End of Openfiler-users Digest, Vol 45, Issue 4 > > ********************************************** > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:23:16 -0500 > From: Errol Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [OF-users] Re: Openfiler-users Digest, Vol 45, > Issue 4 > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > > > Thanks for your Help. I had not known about DRDB. It looks like it > > could be a solution for me. > > Originally, I was thinking of having two OF nodes and 2 D-Link > > storage devices (which use Ethernet connections) that would provide > > HA and load balancing. I could be wrong, but it looks like DRBD > > cannot provide the load balancing - which I may just live without > > for now. > > DRBD doesn't even provide total HA really. Other add ons like > > Heartbeat can work on a DRBD system to provide the missing > pieces. > As far as the load balancing goes, I don't think you can achieve > true > load balancing on a storage system. Unless you were using > something > like DFS which isn't really true load balancing anyways. > > > > The question still remains: will OF recognize the ethernet based > > D-Link storage device? In the long run this may be an cheaper > > solution, since it seems to me that I will need to, using DRDB, > > replicate my hard drive space on the other OF box. > > Why use this device at all? If DRBD is replicating your storage > to > another system, why not save money and use an internal sata > hd? > > > Again, thanks for all of your help. > > > > NO problem. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/pgp-keys > Size: 1328 bytes > Desc: PGP Public Key > Url : > https://lists.openfiler.com/pipermail/openfiler-users/attachments/20071112/cc9991db/attachment-0001.bin > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Openfiler-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo/openfiler-users > > > End of Openfiler-users Digest, Vol 45, Issue 5 > ********************************************** _______________________________________________ Openfiler-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo/openfiler-users
