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Re: server redundancy setup



Rex Roof <rex@wccnet.edu> writes:

> I currently have two servers set up with sync-repl in openldap 2.3,
> when my primary server goes down, the secondary server seems to become
> a resource hog, and the writes fail.   Perhaps my setup isn't ideal
> for what i want.
>
> Does syncrepl and chaining referrals require one of the servers to be
> the ultimate master?
>
> Why do you not favor MMR?

In short, multiple points of failure. In the long run, chances are
high that you get an inconsistant set of data. In most cases the
decision for MMR is just based on poor directory design.

-Dieter

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