From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 6 15:54:07 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C064E1065670 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:54:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from raggen@passagen.se) Received: from av10-2-sn2.hy.skanova.net (av10-2-sn2.hy.skanova.net [81.228.8.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 551698FC24 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:54:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from raggen@passagen.se) Received: by av10-2-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix, from userid 502) id A526D37FA7; Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:54:05 +0200 (CEST) Received: from smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net [81.228.8.92]) by av10-2-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6624F37F2C; Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:54:05 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.1.31] (90-230-141-139-no41.tbcn.telia.com [90.230.141.139]) by smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D09A37E4C; Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:54:02 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4899C919.1060903@passagen.se> Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:54:01 +0200 From: Roger Olofsson User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Michael Christie References: <4898065A.5080008@powerzone.net.au> In-Reply-To: <4898065A.5080008@powerzone.net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org Subject: Re: High Availability FreeBSD www cluster X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:54:07 -0000 Michael Christie skrev: > Hi all , > > I want to cluster some freeBSD servers, The purpose of this is to > learn. I would like to run some basic services like www and mail on a > test network. I would like to set up the servers so if one server falls > over the other will take over the services automatically, load > balanceing would be good as well. I have googled, I could be looking in > the wrong place , there seems not to be much in regard to seting up > freebsd in a cluster, lots on linux. I have looked at the High > Availability Linux project , I see on the front page that it will run on > freebsd. > > So I am a bit lost and i am wanting to learn how to cluster freebsd web > and mail servers, I have looked at Beowulf clusters, which seem to give > computers more grunt, Can some on on the list please advise me on what > clustering softwhere i need to get started and if the High Availability > Linux project softwhere will do the job. > > > web links any thing to help me get started would be good. No I do not > want to change over to linux. > > > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: > 270.5.12/1595 - Release Date: 2008-08-06 08:23 > > > Hello, I have been running freevrrpd and pen (http://siag.nu/pen/ or in ports) for HA web services. My setup was a firewall/gateway consisting of more than 1 machine using freevrrpd thus enabling failover for the firewall/gateway. I write firewall and not firewalls since freevrrpd creates a virtual ip that is failover'ed between the machines. On the firewall/gateway pen were running and pointed towards the web servers. Pen can point at as many web servers as you like and balances the load between them in a very simple way. If the web servers are identical in setup they become redundant. DNS loadbalancing is very similar. Good luck! /Roger