I use dd to duplicate hard drives when needed. dd if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/sdc bs=1M for example. It's probably in every distribution.
I use rsync to sync up system wide files such as authentication, etc... and on a per user basis it copies users' .procmailrc and .spamassassin/* files from a central server. I use perdition to load balance the mail checking, and load balancing of SA/AMAVIS/CLAMAV and checking is managed by having certain letters of the alphabet (for first letter of username) going to certain mail servers. I've considered using mysql to make the SA settings available to each server, but I'd still need rsync to copy passwd/shadow files, .procmail files, and so on. Virtualization was presented, but I think for absolute speed, you'll want to run the OS natively. I use virtualization for lots of things, but really heavy duty email isn't one. On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 01:01:30AM -0800, ewreg wrote: > > > You may want to let us in on the details and we may be of better help. > > Okay, so: > > I'm preparing ~10 machine of Debian Lenny with spamassassin on the board. > Configuration (hardware&software) of each of those nodes will be almost the > same (excluding ip address, hostname etc.). > > What kind of software I should use to manage those nodes? I can always use > rsync and write lots of excludes (/dev, proc etc.) to make copy of one OS > with application to another (and some postcopy script to HUP the app). > > I have done some research and I find that systemimager should be the one. > But nowadays it isn't supported by Debian and the last modification comes > from 2007. It looks like someone abandoned the ship. > > So what now? Cfengine, puppet, fai do some other stuff. None of them isn't > design to mirror not only conf files but also content of the whole > operating system and application with its configs (!logs). > > Maybe I am wrong? Maybe cfengine/puppet can do the work? > > TiA, > E. > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/Cluster-Clone-spamassassin-node-tp26358800p26368690.html > Sent from the SpamAssassin - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- /* Jason Philbrook | Midcoast Internet Solutions - Wireless and DSL KB1IOJ | Broadband Internet Access, Dialup, and Hosting http://f64.nu/ | for Midcoast Maine http://www.midcoast.com/ */
