Re: ldap naming with oid : failover, replication, license ?

scjm_at_bluewin.ch wrote:
> We want to move from onames to ldap naming with oid.
> We need high availability for our name resolution service.
>
> Our project :
>
> * machine 1 : "master" oid server / db
> * machine 2 : "replicated" oid server / db
>
> Entries and changes will be always made in the master oid (no
> multimaster).
> Name resolution will always be done by the master. The replicated
> server will only be used for failover (no load balancing).
>
> My questions :
>
> 1)What do you think about this configuration ?
> What configuration do you actually use for failover ? (any
> recommendation)(inexpensive solution preferred ;)

Somebody else will have to answer the licensing questions, but I can help with the technical stuff.

I think that this configuration is perfectly reasonable, I would do it exactly that way.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe Received on Mon Oct 24 2005 - 05:43:27 CDT