On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:34:45AM -0500, Roman Gelfand wrote: > I have created the following smtp load balancing setup
What kind of load do you wish to balance? Inbound load? > lb1 (keepalived server) host mx... ip .249 > || > || > || > ======================== > || || > || || > || || > host mx1... ip .244 (postfix smtp) host mx2... ip .245 (postfix smtp) > > On each m1... and mx2... mail servers I added [snip irrelevant parts] > /etc/postfix/main.cf > ________________ > > inet_interfaces = 127.0.0.1, 192.168.0.(depending on machine 244 or 245) > smtp_bind_address = 192.168.0.(depending on machine 244 or 245) Do you need these? Why? Why not defaults? > inet_protocols = ipv4 > smtp_address_preference = ipv4 > > > so that when I do telnet mx... 25, I should connect to the next > available server either .244 or .245. Ah, you are talking about inbound load, then. > I have confirmed that lb1 keepalived server is working. The > problem is mx1... and mx2... are not accepting connection. How did you test this? And they logged ... ? http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#mail > There is one other item that supposedly I should have added. But > postfix doesn't like when I add this line to master.cf. > > 192.168.0.249:smtp inet n - n - - smtpd Why do you think you need this? What's wrong with the default smtpd(8) command line? > -o myhostname=mx... myhostname is global. This won't work as you might expect. > -o smtp_helo_name=mx... smtp_* settings are only applicable to the smtp(8) client. -- http://rob0.nodns4.us/ -- system administration and consulting Offlist GMX mail is seen only if "/dev/rob0" is in the Subject:
