Re: ha with file server

thanks for your info Milanese

I only have three layers in my solution 
LVS , Real Servers and Storage.

On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 16:24, Peter J.Milanese wrote:
> I've pondered this type of solution, and when funds are available I plan it as
> such:
> 
> Storage would be: SAN Based, LUN is write only for MASTER server, READ for
> real servers.
What is MASTER here ?
> 
> I used fairly inexpensive machines for the LVS portion. DELL's low end suits
> it fine.. PE350

True. I am planning to have Pentium III machines

> 
> Although I use fairly large machines for the web farm (PE6650), for file
> serving I'd probably use something a bit smaller. This depends on your use,
> for if you want to do CIFS (windows shares), you may want t couple of 4-proc
> boxes as real servers... Samba is quite CPU intensive...

Right now my only storage requirement is for Clear Case which is not CPU
intensive.


Will SAN and HBA's be enough for my requirement ?

 
What are the important considerations for this kind of HA

Thanks Again
Murali

> 
> Anyhow.. Hope it helps a bit... 
> 
> P
> 
> 
> "Sumesh" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Murali,
> > 
> >      I am also working on such solutions. I believe we would share the
> > knowledge in this area.
> > 
> >      Looking forward to hearing from you.
> > 
> >      Have  a great day !!
> > 
> > Thanks& Regards,
> > Sumesh
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Murali Potla
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 6:58 PM
> > To: piranha; murali
> > Subject: ha with file server
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I am designing a High Availability and Load Balancing solution which is
> > primarily used for Configuration Management System (Clear Case).
> > 
> > I have chosen a architecture like 2 routers , 2 real servers running
> > servers and a common storage device for storing data.
> > 
> > What should be the hardware considerations ?
> > 
> > What kind of storage devices can be used here.  
> > 
> > I don't have previous experience in implementing a HA solution.
> > 
> > Any suggestion will help me 
> > 
> > Thanks & Regards
> > Murali
> > 
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