[Gluster-users] Replication between two separate clusters

[Jeffrey Negro]

How close to realtime replication is your solution?  and if anyone else can
tell me exactly what AFR is supposed to do, it would be much appreciated.


Jeffrey Negro, Network Engineer
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On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 9:39 AM, phil cryer <phil at cryer.us> wrote:

> >> Is it possible with Gluster to have two separate clusters
> >> replicating volumes that are already mirrored in their independent
> cluster?
> >> So far it looks like that's what AFR is supposed to do.
>
> This is what I'm setting up as well, we'll have individual, stand
> alone, clusters that are synced using a combination of
> rsync/ssh/lsyncd/csync2.  For me this is a true DR environment, since
> each instance will be storing and serving content at the same time,
> and won't be reliant on the other, but as long as they're both up they
> will keep each other in sync as to be a mirror.
>
> P
>
> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Jeffrey Negro <jnegro at billtrust.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello -
> >
> > My company is in need of a clustered NAS solution, mostly for CIFS
> > fileshares.  We have been considering commercial solutions from Isilon
> and
> > NetApp, but I have a feeling I'm not going to get the budget approval for
> > those products.  I also tend to stay away from closed hardware
> solutions...
> > but I digress.  We want to have a production and a DR cluster that
> replicate
> > across a WAN.  Is it possible with Gluster to have two separate clusters
> > replicating volumes that are already mirrored in their independent
> cluster?
> > So far it looks like that's what AFR is supposed to do.
> >
> > Any information or assistance that anyone can provide in clarifying my
> > understanding of this scenario would be very helpful and much
> appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Jeffrey
> >
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