[Linux-cluster] General LDAP clustering question

[Peter]

First of all thanks for the fast reply.

Is LVS possible without additional HW, so it can balance between the  
local service and the service on another node?

Thanks

Am 26.02.2008 um 15:13 schrieb jr:

>
>> you only need to install a Load balance frontend to
>> the ldap servers :-) so the connections can be
>> distributed to all ldap servers and any downtime of
>> any server can be hidden from the clients
>> transparently
>> LVS from RHCS can help you with that in the case you
>> do not have  the specific hardware to do that.
>
> i think there are some special cases where this wouldn't work though,
> like a persistent search for instance.
> but the general idea of relying on the great replication features of
> directory server is damn right ;)
>
> johannes
>
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