Hi Max - I'm new to qmail myself, hopefully the other list members can answer some of your questions. drdb and heartbeat are one way to replicate the data, there is also rsync, couldn't tell you which is better, here are a couple of links for rsync guides that may be of help. they deal with apache, but i'm sure you could just change it for qmail-
http://www.howtoforge.com/mirroring_with_rsync http://www.howtoforge.com/high_availability_loadbalanced_apache_cluster regards, Dewain > Hi all ! > I've got a Qmailtoaster installation which is running flawlessly on my > main server since August 2005. Now my goal is to install another server > in order to create a cluster system . I've talked to my boss and he > doesen't like the idea of a backup mx server . He'd like a "transparent" > redundant system so my conclusion is that I need to create a Cluster . > To be honest i'm a little bit afraid 'cos it's a topic I've never faced > and it' doesen't seem to be an easy thing to do !!! Plus , I'm > unfortunately a pretty linux newbie. So , here are the questions : > Correct me if I'm wrong but I understood ( hope so) that I need to > properly intall and configure DRBD ,HEARTBEAT nad MON on my 2 servers ( > a new one is shortly coming) . > 1) : Shall I start everything with a fresh installation on both servers > or can I add the second one without the need to reinstall everything on > the first one? > 2) What are the fundamental Qmail directories to replicate with DRBD ? > 3): What about MYSQL ? > 4) Has anyone already done something like that ? > Consider I'm using Centos 4.2 so I guess I'll have to install it also on > the new server , don't I ? > Your precious suggestions will be much much appreciated !!! > Many many thanks in advance. > Max > Italy > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
