Re: [Samba] Samba4 Can we use two file-servers?
On 26/06/2012 09:04, steve wrote: Hi We've just added a second DC to our domain, both DCs are Samba4 DC1 is also the s3fs file server. If that goes down then so does the file-server. IOW, we can still authenticate via DC2 but we cannot do any work! What are my options here? Is it possible to sync the files to DC2 and use that in case of failure? Or maybe add a third box running smbd? Cheers, Steve It depends on your needs. For me, I use a couple of arm plugs as PDC BDC for authentiaction and dns etc and file serve files from elsewhere, also plugs. Where ever you serve files from, if that box goes down you lose your data/file serving capability. You can use (software or hardware) raid to provide redundancy for the disks and/or a complete backup device for full HA. -- Any question is easy if you know the answer! -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] Samba4 Can we use two file-servers?
On 26/06/12 11:54, Mike Howard wrote: On 26/06/2012 09:04, steve wrote: Hi We've just added a second DC to our domain, both DCs are Samba4 DC1 is also the s3fs file server. If that goes down then so does the file-server. IOW, we can still authenticate via DC2 but we cannot do any work! What are my options here? Is it possible to sync the files to DC2 and use that in case of failure? Or maybe add a third box running smbd? Cheers, Steve It depends on your needs. For me, I use a couple of arm plugs as PDC BDC for authentiaction and dns etc and file serve files from elsewhere, also plugs. Where ever you serve files from, if that box goes down you lose your data/file serving capability. You can use (software or hardware) raid to provide redundancy for the disks and/or a complete backup device for full HA. Hi Mike Sorry, my English is over 30 years old! Can you give me a one liner on plugs and HA in a S4 context? We'd like to have a spare box with a backup of the data to substitute the DC/fileserver. What do you think about the possibility of syncing the data over to the secondary DC along with a copy of smb.conf and using that when the primary DC/fileserver goes down. Would the clients know to use the new fileserver: thinking about Kerberos here. Cheers Steve -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] Samba4 Can we use two file-servers?
To have your data high available put it on a replicating GLUSTER vol (glusterfs-as many Fileservers as you want). Or replicate it with drbd master master (if 2 DCs are the limitation) Good Luck Daniel --- EDV Daniel Müller Leitung EDV Tropenklinik Paul-Lechler-Krankenhaus Paul-Lechler-Str. 24 72076 Tübingen Tel.: 07071/206-463, Fax: 07071/206-499 eMail: muel...@tropenklinik.de Internet: www.tropenklinik.de --- -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: samba-boun...@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-boun...@lists.samba.org] Im Auftrag von steve Gesendet: Dienstag, 26. Juni 2012 12:23 An: samba@lists.samba.org Betreff: Re: [Samba] Samba4 Can we use two file-servers? On 26/06/12 11:54, Mike Howard wrote: On 26/06/2012 09:04, steve wrote: Hi We've just added a second DC to our domain, both DCs are Samba4 DC1 is also the s3fs file server. If that goes down then so does the file-server. IOW, we can still authenticate via DC2 but we cannot do any work! What are my options here? Is it possible to sync the files to DC2 and use that in case of failure? Or maybe add a third box running smbd? Cheers, Steve It depends on your needs. For me, I use a couple of arm plugs as PDC BDC for authentiaction and dns etc and file serve files from elsewhere, also plugs. Where ever you serve files from, if that box goes down you lose your data/file serving capability. You can use (software or hardware) raid to provide redundancy for the disks and/or a complete backup device for full HA. Hi Mike Sorry, my English is over 30 years old! Can you give me a one liner on plugs and HA in a S4 context? We'd like to have a spare box with a backup of the data to substitute the DC/fileserver. What do you think about the possibility of syncing the data over to the secondary DC along with a copy of smb.conf and using that when the primary DC/fileserver goes down. Would the clients know to use the new fileserver: thinking about Kerberos here. Cheers Steve -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] Samba4 Can we use two file-servers?
On 26/06/2012 11:22, steve wrote: On 26/06/12 11:54, Mike Howard wrote: On 26/06/2012 09:04, steve wrote: Hi We've just added a second DC to our domain, both DCs are Samba4 DC1 is also the s3fs file server. If that goes down then so does the file-server. IOW, we can still authenticate via DC2 but we cannot do any work! What are my options here? Is it possible to sync the files to DC2 and use that in case of failure? Or maybe add a third box running smbd? Cheers, Steve It depends on your needs. For me, I use a couple of arm plugs as PDC BDC for authentiaction and dns etc and file serve files from elsewhere, also plugs. Where ever you serve files from, if that box goes down you lose your data/file serving capability. You can use (software or hardware) raid to provide redundancy for the disks and/or a complete backup device for full HA. Hi Mike Sorry, my English is over 30 years old! Can you give me a one liner on plugs and HA in a S4 context? We'd like to have a spare box with a backup of the data to substitute the DC/fileserver. What do you think about the possibility of syncing the data over to the secondary DC along with a copy of smb.conf and using that when the primary DC/fileserver goes down. Would the clients know to use the new fileserver: thinking about Kerberos here. Cheers Steve Sorry, by plug I meant Sheevaplug/Dreamplug/Guruplug which arem compact, low power arm devices. HA is High Availability, put (over) simply, the provision of backup devices/components in case of failure. Daniel mentioned in another reply, you can use GlusterFS (NAS type approach) to aggregate your data (you still need somewhere to aggregate it to though) or replication if your restricted to the two DCs, though I've never tried that approach. In either case the switch (of where data is accessed) should be automated from a client perspective. Cheers, -- Any question is easy if you know the answer! -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
