The Inverted Pyramid of Doom

Brant Wells wrote:

I have recently discovered DRBD, and haven't had a chance to build a test setup yet yet, but that day is comingI really like the concept and I also realize that the <> SANs are essentially using DRBD while hiding the complexity of it via their own management tools. Essentially, using HP hardware, you could build your own HP SAN minus the fancy management tools, lol.

Absolutely. DRBD is hiding under the hood of many high end solutions, I'm sure. DRBD is simply awesome. Welcome to the SAM-SD HA world ;)

Here is a good starting point...

http://www.scottalanmiller.com/linux/2013/01/28/building-a-basic-drbd-cluster-on-opensuse-12-2/