Re: Zimbra server failover question

[Vladimir Gabrielescu <vgabriel@oit.rutgers.edu>]

I don't think it works that way unless you are spliting each server into 2 different VM's. We've chosen to just have a third machine idle on standby to take over a failed machine by stealing its IP and file systems. 

Vlad Gabrielescu
Rutgers University OIT/CSS, vgabriel@oit.rutgers.edu, 732-445-4785

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Durand" <mdurand@cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca>
> To: "Helpful Zimbra Admins" <zimbra-hied-admins@sfu.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 10:08:00 AM
> Subject: Zimbra server failover question
> We're currently planning our Zimbra installation and I have a question
> about Zimbra server failover.
> 
> We plan to spread our 10k accounts on 3 Zimbra server machines with
> the
> mail stores on a SAN. One solution is to have a fourth machine as a
> hot
> standby.
> 
> Could we use the other 2 machines as standby ?
> 
> Server A
> Master for user group A
> Failover for user group B
> 
> Server B
> Master for user group B
> Failover for user group C
> 
> Server C
> Master for user group C
> Failover for user group A
> 
> Thanks
> 
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