On Thursday 04 September 2008 21:12:31 Andrew Beekhof wrote:
> On Sep 4, 2008, at 2:39 PM, Paul Walsh wrote:
> > Lars Marowsky-Bree wrote:
> >> Well, heartbeat doesn't require pacemaker. Pacemaker doesn't require
> >> heartbeat (it can also run on openAIS). But yes, they can cooperate.
> >
> > I take it that's because Heartbeat can still use a "v1" style
> > configuration (though the terms "v1" and "v2" may add to
> > the confusion - people tend to want to use the "latest/newest"
> > version so perhaps see "v1" as inferior)?
>
> It _is_ inferior.
> Its easier to configure because it doesn't do even half what v2 can.
>
> V1 lets you define groups that run here or there... of course the
> configuration can be mastered in a nanosecond.
>
> > Maybe "simple configuration" for non-crm clusters and "advanced
> > configuration" for those with a CRM (Pacemaker or
> > otherwise)? OK, so "simple" may be a bit lightweight, but using an
> > haresources file is a lot easier than getting to
> > grips with the XML! :)
>
> Its not _that_ hard.  90% of it is cut&paste and changing a few values.
> You'd think we were requiring people to learn Latin or something.
>
> But we've been making the XML easier to read anyway and Dejan has just
> completed an awesome CLI tool (totally devoid of XML) for 1.0 that
> makes configuring the cluster a walk in the park.
This is sorely needed.  Weeks later, I still have no working version 2 
configuration to replace this one-liner:

  ubu drbddisk::r0 vgchange::vg0 isnsd iscsi-target IPaddr::10.3.7.10/24/eth0

&:-)


Disclaimer: I have not drunk the xml kool ade.
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