[Dovecot] Best Cluster Storage

[Jonathan Tripathy]

On 14/01/11 03:26, Eric Rostetter wrote:
> Quoting Jonathan Tripathy <jonnyt at abpni.co.uk>:
>
>>>> Either way, I would probably use a crossover cable for the DRBD 
>>>> cluster.
>>>
>>> I use 2 1Gb links bonded together, over crossover cables...
>>>
>>>> Could maybe even bond 2 cables together if I'm feeling adventurous!
>>>
>>> Yes, recommended.  That is what I do on all my clusters.
>> How do you bond the connections? Do you just use Linux kernel 
>> bonding? Or some driver level stuff?
>
> Linux kernel bonding, mode=4 (IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic link aggregation).
>
I'm guessing that since you're using a cross over cable, by just setting 
up the bond0 interfaces as usual (As per this article 
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-bond-or-team-multiple-network-interfaces-nic-into-single-interface.html), 
you didn't need to do anything else, since there is no switch?