DRBD leverages synchronous replication transparent to the application, database or file system. Which, when used in conjunction with the open-source Linux Heartbeat package, enables solution architects to design a MySQL database which can leverage automated resource fail over after a failure, in a fully transaction-safe "hot standby" configuration. This white paper details how MySQL, DRBD and Linux Heartbeat can be combined to create highly available clustered systems.
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