From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 30 02:39:10 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EBF316A4CE for ; Tue, 30 Dec 2003 02:39:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F41C143D4C for ; Tue, 30 Dec 2003 02:39:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) hBUAd2wd082681 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 30 Dec 2003 10:39:02 GMT (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)id hBUAd1k6082679; Tue, 30 Dec 2003 10:39:01 GMT (envelope-from matthew) Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 10:39:01 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman To: anubis Message-ID: <20031230103901.GA82444@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , anubis , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <200312301401.49756.anubis357@optusnet.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="2fHTh5uZTiUOsy+g" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200312301401.49756.anubis357@optusnet.com.au> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.61 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.61 (1.212.2.1-2003-12-09-exp) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: drbd X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 10:39:10 -0000 --2fHTh5uZTiUOsy+g Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 02:01:49PM +1000, anubis wrote: > Linux has a thing called drbd which is a block device that allows the=20 > duplication of data across a network. The system writes to the local dis= k=20 > first then the remote disk keeping them in sync. >=20 > Is there an equivalent in FreeBSD or is there one planned or is there ano= ther=20 > way of going about things that gives similar results. GEOM Gate by Pawel Dawidek is what you want. I don't think it's in the tree yet, but patches are available. See: http://freebsd.rambler.ru/bsdmail/freebsd-hackers_2003/msg04335.html http://garage.freebsd.pl/geom_gate.tbz Note that this is experimental code so don't entrust anything valuable to it. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --2fHTh5uZTiUOsy+g Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/8VXFdtESqEQa7a0RAscTAJ0aabJOBZURhdqYZJBND7OUxYTCKACfZ7Ld M0eEkW/B+V9RRfbTbtFGJfo= =WdP1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --2fHTh5uZTiUOsy+g--