Articles by wayner

• Openfiler 2.99 Active/Passive With Corosync, Pacemaker And DRBD

  Author: wayner • Tags: linux, storage • Comments: 28

  Openfiler 2.99 Active/Passive With Corosync, Pacemaker And DRBD Openfiler is a Linux based NAS/SAN Application which can deliver storage over nfs/smb/iscsi and ftp. It has a web interface over that you can control these services. This howto is based on the latest version of openfiler at this date, you can download it from the official homepage www.openfiler.com.

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• Openfiler 2.3 Active/Passive Cluster (heartbeat,DRBD) With Offsite Replication Node

  Author: wayner • Tags: linux, high-availability, storage • Comments: 5

  Openfiler 2.3 Active/Passive Cluster (Heartbeat, DRBD) With Offsite Replication Node Openfiler is a Linux based NAS/SAN application which can deliver storage over nfs/smb/iscsi and ftp. It has a web interface over that you can control these services. The cluster we build will consist of two nodes replicating each other and taking over services and storage in case of emergency. Furthermore we have an Offsite Replication Server, which ideally stands in a physically different position and replicates the configurations/storage from which ever node is active. In case of emergency this Offsite Replication Server can be used to restore the cluster and to deliver the services.

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• Installing Nagios On Debian Lenny And Monitoring A Debian Lenny Server

  Author: wayner • Tags: debian, monitoring • Comments: 4

  Installing Nagios On Debian Lenny And Monitoring A Debian Lenny Server Nagios is a monitoring solution for complex IT infrastructures, Nagios is easy to implement and can be extended by custom-modules, called plugins. In this howto I explain howto install Nagios on a Debian Lenny host and make the configuration for it. Furthermore we are going to install a second Debian machine which we monitor with remote and local plugins.

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