replication

[pgouveia]

Hello

I need to implement a solution with DSS with iSCSi and NAS volumes replicating the data to another DSS that are in another building. So far so good.
The question is...if the master DSS crash, how can I redirect all the users to data in the other DSS ?

Thanks

BR

[Br-R]

This solution is available via failover, which will be implemented in the next DSS release.
This technology will be available for iSCSI only.
The automation is done using a "Heartbeat" cable that is connected to the two servers.
If you want to use it you need to use virtual IP address. If primary DSS goes down then the second DSS goes up and takes over IP address from the primary machine.
Next DSS release should be available in couple of days.

[pfeifferl]

Yes, cool feature we're all waiting for such a loooong time ...

Question: Will auto-failover be an active-active Solution (load-balanced), or "only" fail-over?

regards,
Lukas

[Br-R]

Yes, cool feature we're all waiting for such a loooong time ...

Question: Will auto-failover be an active-active Solution (load-balanced), or "only" fail-over?

regards,
Lukas

Our failover will be working in active/passive mode.
Active-active has been added to our TO DO list but there is no ETA for it yet.

[Tymish]

So there is no way to set up even a manual switchover to a replicated Open_E server? For example, I have two identical servers. Primary is online, the secondary is strictly a replication destination for the primary. Should there be a catastrophic failure of the Primary I want the secondary to take over as soon as possible.

The only way I can see to do it now is to manually reconfigure everything on the secondary server which could take days. Disabling replication or changing to source, set up all the shares, permissions etc.

There's no way to keep a copy of the pertinent config options and copy them over?

[To-L]

If you are using volume replication and the primary fails
Just change the destination server to source and clear the metadata click apply
CONFIGURATION -> volume manager -> Vol. replication -> Function: Volume replication mode.
then change the ipaddress of the destination to that of the source
After that you should be all set