Re: Synchronize two servers (warm backup)
Carl Fink wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 24, 2004 at 02:25:42AM +0000, Stephen Patterson wrote:
>> On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 02:50:08 +0100
>> Carl Fink <carl@fink.to> wrote:
>>
>> > What I'm looking to do, in more detail, is keep two Woody-based servers
>> > functionally identical by having the backup server periodically grab
>> > web, mailing list, and mail files from the primary server. I want the
>> > backup system to be in full readiness to take over, so all I have to do
>> > is throw a DNS "switch" to have it become the server.
>>
>> Well, there's always rsync.
>
> I'm USING rsync, but it doesn't do what I requested above, by itself.
> Like I said, I have to write scripts to do it.
>
> Not heavy lifting, I'm just wondering if anyone might have already
> done so. I can't be the only person having to keep a warm backup
> current.
There is DRBD, but it isn't packaged for Woody (at least not in the official
repositories or backports.org).
You could always build it from source, though.
Adam
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