On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 03:11:45PM -0600, J.P. Trosclair wrote:
> I've got a couple of questions about using maildir on top of nfs in a HA
> setup.
>
> 1. What are the chances of duplicate file names when running multiple
> instances of postfix delivering in maildir format to the same location?
>
> 2. "That said, Postfix will in many cases work very well on NFS, because
> Postfix implements a number of workarounds (see below). Good NFS
> implementations seldom if ever give problems with Postfix, so Wietse
> recommends that you spend your money wisely."
>
> Could someone provide information on success utilizing particular NFS
> implementations in their setups? I've used NFS more than once but I
> honestly have no idea if the systems I've used it on would be good
> candidates alongside postfix.
You want a robust server and a robust client implementation.
Historically, one of the best NFS implementations is Sun's, on the server
side also of course NetApp. AFAIK the *BSD NFS servers and clients are
reasonably solid. Older Linux NFS servers and clients have had various
issues, but more recent versions may prove robust.
--
Viktor.
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