On 8/17/07, Hannes Dorbath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 17.08.2007 11:12, Mikko Partio wrote: > > Maybe I'm just better off using the more simple (crude?) method of drbd > + > > heartbeat? > > Crude? Use what you like to use, but you should keep one thing in mind: > If you don't know the software you are running in each and every detail, > how it behaves in each and every situation you can think of, it's a bad > idea to use it in a HA setup. > > You don't want to be one of those admins that just configured something > in a few days, moved production stuff on it and fail to recover from a > split brain situation. Setting up a HA environment is something you do > in months, not days, at least if you want to do it right. There is so > much that can go wrong, and so much to learn. Keep it simple. >
Exactly my thoughts, as I have some experience with drbd and I know it works. My point was that since I have access to a san environment, a shared storage would be a more "elegant" solution, but as you pointed out it's probably better to stick to the method that feels most comfortable. Thanks for your thoughts. Regards MP
