[Linux-cluster] Can I use cman instead of the HA (High Availability) package?

Coman Iliut comaniliut at gmail.com
Wed Jun 8 19:39:50 UTC 2005


Is there any documentation you can point me to, for rgmanager?

I installed the rpm but there anre no man pages.

Thanks, Coman


On 6/7/05, Lon Hohberger <lhh at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 2005-06-06 at 23:48 -0400, Coman Iliut wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I currently have two servers with gfs/cman/dlm, but I also use the HA
> > or "heartbeat" packeg to implement an active/passive design with IP
> > takeover.
> >
> > Can I use cman for this instead of the heartbeat package?
> >
> > There are a number of overlaps between the cman/ccs and HA/heartbeat.
> > For example, both packages send heartbeats. Also, both gfs and HA try
> > to do fencing, gfs via fence_tool, and HA with STONITH (shoot the
> > other node in the head).
> >
> > I would really like to use only cman if possible.
> 
> Add/edit the <rm> tag:
> 
> <rm>
> <resources>
> <ip address="192.168.76.28 <http://192.168.76.28>" monitor_link="yes"/>
> </resources>
> <service name="example1">
> <ip ref="192.168.76.28 <http://192.168.76.28>"/>
> </service>
> <service name="example2">
> <ip address="192.168.76.29 <http://192.168.76.29>" monitor_link="yes"/>
> </service>
> </rm>
> 
> In example 1, the IP is defined as a global resource which can then be
> used by a service (and reassigned, if so desired).
> 
> In example 2, the IP is defined as a private resource for the service.
> 
> They're functionally equivalent in this case.
> 
> -- Lon
> 
> 
> 


-- 
Coman ILIUT

Mitel Networks
Ottawa, ON
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