Configurations

Configurations

 

DRX requires configuration of individual replication resources and global settings required to perform drx. Configuration for individual resources is done in the proxy section of each replication configuration file, and global settings are configured through the drx.conf file.

All configuration below is based on working with Block Replication (BSR). For integration with File Replication (FSR), see Configuring file replication in the appendix.

  • If BSR is installed locally, you do not need to change the path to its configuration file as DRX automatically recognizes it through an environment variable. /etc/bsr.conf is the default path and can be changed through drx.conf.

  • It describes replication connections, setting buffer sizes and options, etc. By default, it's written in the same format as the BSR configuration file, and you'll usually end up modifying some of the contents of bsr.conf that was already written when BSR was installed locally (see Format of the BSR configuration file).

 

Configuration Properties

The main configuration properties are:

  • Connections: Set the DRX inbound IP and outbound IP addresses to work with replication.

  • Buffers: Set buffer size per resource (channel)

    • memlimit

    • rx-memlimit

  • Compression/Encryption: Set compression/encryption features ON/OFF

DRX sets the buffer size in the "proxy" section within the replication configuration file and the IP address in the "proxy on" section within the host section. Compression and encryption settings are described in the plugin subsection within the proxy section. Below is the basic DRX configuration form, with some differences between 1:1 single replication and 1:N multi-replication integration.

 

1:1 replication

  • proxy on [ proxy on hostname ] section of on [hostname] section 

    • inside [ proxy inside ip address]:[ port ]

    • outside [ proxy inside ip address ]:[ port]

  • proxy section

    • memlimit

    • plugin section

      • compressor [zlib | lz4 | iqa] level [1~9]

      • crypto openssl

      • rx-memlimit

1:N replication

  • host [ hostname] address [ host ip address ]:[port] via proxy on [proxy on hosname] section of connection section 

    • inside [ proxy inside ip address]: [ port ]

    • outside [ proxy inside ip address ]: [ port]

  • proxy section

    • memlimit

    • plugin section

      • compressor [zlib | lz4 | iqa] level [1~9]

      • crypto openssl

      • rx-memlimit

Local configuration

  • With DRX installed and running on node1 and node2 local machines, the contents of "bsr.conf" on node1 and node2 are the same on both nodes.

  • The following is an example of a 1:1 replication configuration and a 1:2 replication configuration.

  • Note that the respective port information must be exceptionally handled by the firewall and configured so that there are no redundant ports.

method

Windows configuration

Linux configuration

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Windows configuration

Linux configuration

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1:1 replication

drbd.conf
resource r0 { device d minor 1; disk d; meta-disk f; net { protocol A; sndbuf-size 20M; on-congestion pull-ahead; congestion-fill 480M; ping-timeout 30; } proxy { memlimit 500M; # DRX TX Buffer plugin { #compressor zlib level 1; #crypto openssl; } } on node1 { address 10.10.0.250:7789; node-id 0; proxy on node1 { inside 10.10.0.250:7790; outside 10.10.0.250:7791; } } on node2 { address 10.10.0.253:7789; node-id 1; proxy on node2 { inside 10.10.0.253:7790; outside 10.10.0.253:7791; } } }
drbd.conf
resource r0 { device /dev/bsr1; disk /dev/sdb1; meta-disk internal; net { protocol A; sndbuf-size 10M; on-congestion pull-ahead; congestion-fill 480M; ping-timeout 30; } proxy { memlimit 500M; # DRX TX Buffer plugin { #compressor zlib level 1; #crypto openssl; } } on node1 { address 100.100.10.31:7789; proxy on node1 { inside 100.100.10.31:7790; outside 100.100.10.31:7791; } } on node2 { address 100.100.10.41:7789; proxy on node2 { inside 100.100.100.41:7790; outside 100.100.100.41:7791; } } }

 

 

 

1:2 replication

  • Windows: MDR

  • Linux: stacked 1:2

drbd.conf
resource r2 { startup { wfc-timeout 3; } proxy { memlimit 500M; } net { protocol A; verify-alg crc32c; on-congestion pull-ahead; sndbuf-size 20M; congestion-fill 480M; ping-timeout 30; } device e minor 2; disk e; meta-disk g "C:/r2_meta.vhd"; on node1 { node-id 1; } on node2 { node-id 2; } on node3 { node-id 3; } connection DR-node1-node3 { host node1 address 100.100.100.9:6677 via proxy on node1 { inside 100.100.100.9:6678; outside 100.100.100.9:6679; } host node3 address 100.100.100.11:6677 via proxy on node3 { inside 100.100.100.11:6678; outside 100.100.100.11:6679; } } connection DR-node2-node3 { host node2 address 100.100.100.10:6680 via proxy on node2 { inside 100.100.100.10:6681; outside 100.100.100.10:6682; } host node3 address 100.100.100.11:6680 via proxy on node3 { inside 100.100.100.11:6681; outside 100.100.100.11:6682; } } connection { host node1 address 10.20.25.9:6677; host node2 address 10.20.25.10:6677; } }
drbd.conf
global { disable-ip-verification; usage-count no; } common { startup { wfc-timeout 3; } } resource r0 { disk { on-io-error detach; } net { protocol A; verify-alg crc32c; on-congestion pull-ahead; sndbuf-size 10M; congestion-fill 80M; ping-timeout 30; } on pr1 { device /dev/bsr0; disk /dev/sdb1; address 200.200.23.132:7799; meta-disk internal; } on pr2 { device /dev/bsr0; disk /dev/sdb1; address 200.200.23.137:7799; meta-disk internal; } } resource r0_1{ meta-disk internal; device /dev/bsr10; proxy { memlimit 500M; } net { protocol A; verify-alg crc32c; on-congestion pull-ahead; sndbuf-size 10M; congestion-fill 450M; ping-timeout 30; } stacked-on-top-of r0 { address 10.30.0.135:7788; proxy on pr1 pr2{ inside 10.30.0.135:7789; outside 10.30.0.135:7790; # mirror VIP } } on dd1 { address 10.30.0.199:7788; proxy on dd1 { inside 10.30.0.199:7789; outside 10.30.0.199:7790; #DR mirror IP } } }

 

Dedicated server configuration

By default, the configuration file is the same for both nodes and DRX nodes, but due to the nature of dedicated servers, DRX config must be modified to accommodate both Windows and Linux nodes in DRX. The configuration procedure is as described below, and the example configuration is based on a Linux dedicated server.

 

Local


LAN

Local DRX


WAN

Remote DRX


LAN

Remote

Windows node r0
resource r0 { device d minor 1; disk d; meta-disk e; proxy { memlimit 1G; } net { protocol A; on-congestion pull-ahead; congestion-fill 950M; ping-timeout 30; } on w12std-0 { node-id 0; } on w12std-1 { node-id 1; } connection win-r0 { host w12std-0 address 10.10.0.77:7789 via proxy on 74proxy1 { inside 10.10.0.115:7790; outside 10.10.0.115:7791; } host w12std-1 address 10.10.0.203:7789 via proxy on 74proxy2 { inside 10.10.0.102:7790; outside 10.10.0.102:7791; } } }
r0
resource r0 { device /dev/bsr001; # dummy disk /dev/sdb1; # dummy meta-disk /dev/sdc1; # dummy proxy { memlimit 1G; } net{ protocol A; on-congestion pull-ahead; congestion-fill 950M; ping-timeout 30; } on w12std-0 { node-id 0; } on w12std-1 { node-id 1; } connection win-r0 { host w12std-0 address 10.10.0.77:7789 via proxy on 74proxy1 { inside 10.10.0.115:7790; outside 10.10.0.115:7791; } host w12std-1 address 10.10.0.203:7789 via proxy on 74proxy2 { inside 10.10.0.102:7790; outside 10.10.0.102:7791; } } }
r1
resource r1 { device /dev/bsr001; disk /dev/sdb1; meta-disk /dev/sdc1; proxy { memlimit 1G; } net{ protocol A; on-congestion pull-ahead; congestion-fill 950M; ping-timeout 30; } on cen74-1 { node-id 0; } on cen74-2 { node-id 1; } connection linux-r1 { host cen74-1 address 10.10.0.11:7792 via proxy on 74proxy1 { inside 10.10.0.115:7793; outside 10.10.0.115:7794; } host cen74-2 address 10.10.0.105:7792 via proxy on 74proxy2 { inside 10.10.0.102:7793; outside 10.10.0.102:7794; } } }
r0
resource r0 { device /dev/bsr001; # dummy disk /dev/sdb1; # dummy meta-disk /dev/sdc1; # dummy proxy { memlimit 1G; } net{ protocol A; on-congestion pull-ahead; congestion-fill 950M; ping-timeout 30; } on w12std-0 { node-id 0; } on w12std-1 { node-id 1; } connection win-r0 { host w12std-0 address 10.10.0.77:7789 via proxy on 74proxy1 { inside 10.10.0.115:7790; outside 10.10.0.115:7791; } host w12std-1 address 10.10.0.203:7789 via proxy on 74proxy2 { inside 10.10.0.102:7790; outside 10.10.0.102:7791; } } }
r1
resource r1 { device /dev/bsr001; disk /dev/sdb1; meta-disk /dev/sdc1; proxy { memlimit 1G; } net{ protocol A; on-congestion pull-ahead; congestion-fill 950M; ping-timeout 30; } on cen74-1 { node-id 0; } on cen74-2 { node-id 1; } connection linux-r1 { host cen74-1 address 10.10.0.11:7792 via proxy on 74proxy1 { inside 10.10.0.115:7793; outside 10.10.0.115:7794; } host cen74-2 address 10.10.0.105:7792 via proxy on 74proxy2 { inside 10.10.0.102:7793; outside 10.10.0.102:7794; } } }
Windows node r0
resource r0 { device d minor 1; disk d; meta-disk e; proxy { memlimit 1G; } net { protocol A; on-congestion pull-ahead; congestion-fill 950M; ping-timeout 30; } on w12std-0 { node-id 0; } on w12std-1 { node-id 1; } connection win-r0 { host w12std-0 address 10.10.0.77:7789 via proxy on 74proxy1 { inside 10.10.0.115:7790; outside 10.10.0.115:7791; } host w12std-1 address 10.10.0.203:7789 via proxy on 74proxy2 { inside 10.10.0.102:7790; outside 10.10.0.102:7791; } } }
Linux node r1
resource r1 { device /dev/bsr0; disk /dev/sdb1; meta-disk /dev/sdc1; proxy { memlimit 1G; } net{ protocol A; on-congestion pull-ahead; congestion-fill 950M; ping-timeout 30; } on cen74-1 { node-id 0; } on cen74-2 { node-id 1; } connection linux-r1 { host cen74-1 address 10.10.0.11:7792 via proxy on 74proxy1 { inside 10.10.0.115:7793; outside 10.10.0.115:7794; } host cen74-2 address 10.10.0.105:7792 via proxy on 74proxy2 { inside 10.10.0.102:7793; outside 10.10.0.102:7794; } }
Linux node r1
resource r1 { device /dev/bsr0; disk /dev/sdb1; meta-disk /dev/sdc1; proxy { memlimit 1G; } net{ protocol A; on-congestion pull-ahead; congestion-fill 950M; ping-timeout 30; } on cen74-1 { node-id 0; } on cen74-2 { node-id 1; } connection linux-r1 { host cen74-1 address 10.10.0.11:7792 via proxy on 74proxy1 { inside 10.10.0.115:7793; outside 10.10.0.115:7794; } host cen74-2 address 10.10.0.105:7792 via proxy on 74proxy2 { inside 10.10.0.102:7793; outside 10.10.0.102:7794; } } }

 

drx.conf

Apart from the BSR configuration, you can set DRX internal behavior properties, which have the meaning of global settings that are applied when DRX starts. In most cases, you do not need to modify the drx.conf file, as DRX default settings will work. Use the following table of properties as a guide.

  • file name: "drx.conf"

  • default path: DRX Installed path

  • Caution: [global] section should be described at the beginning of the file

type

property

default value

description

type

property

default value

description

normal

lang

english

DRX language settings file

  • Located in "base-dir/lang" of the configuration.

  • ex) korean.ini

base-dir

DRX install path

Default path where DRX is installed

bsr-conf-path

Windows:

  • ../etc/bsr.conf

Linux:

  • /etc/bsr.conf

Specify the path to bsr.conf

fsr-conf-path

Windows:

  • ../etc/bsr.conf

Linux:

  • /etc/bsr.conf

Specify the path to fsr.conf

connect-timeout

10

Timeout value in seconds after connecting to a remote DRX, while sending and receiving initialization packets

bwlimit

0 (unlimited)

Bandwidth limit on sending (incoming bandwidth controlled by bwlimit value on remote DRX)

ip-verification

on

on: Allow only the IP connections set in dbd.conf.
off: Allow connections for all IPs.

ulimit-open-files-count

0

Applies to Linux only and sets the number of files the process can open.

Values : -1 (10240), 0 (same as system setting), Specify yourself (1-65536)

ipc-port

9100

Specify internal ipc port values for the CLI to control the drx (supported in version 1.3.1 and later).

log

loglevel-file

info

Specify the log level that is written as a file

  • Location: stored in the logs folder of the installation path

loglevel-console

info

Specify the log level that is output to the screen in foreground mode

logfile-max-size

10M

File size limit per log file

logfile-max-count

10

Maximum number of log files kept by type

performance-log

off

Whether to save performance statistics log

compress/encrypt



block-size

63K

Block size to be used for compression/encryption

  • Note: The size of the transfer buffer for compression/encryption is set to twice the block-size value and is set to 1MB maximum.

min-raw-block-size

1K

Minimal packet size to send as plain text even when compression/encryption is set.

process-thread-count

-1 (auto)

Number of threads to use when processing multi-thread packets.

※ It is intended for tuning and debugging, so it is not recommended to make any changes. 

 

drx.conf sample

drx.conf

drx.conf

BSR Proxy configuration
#
[global]
language settings file
# lang=korean

Default path where DRX is installed
# base-dir=/opt/DRX

Specify the path to bsr.conf
# bsr-conf-path=c:\program files\DRX\bsr.conf

Bandwidth limit on sending
# bwlimit=100M

Block size to be used for compression/encryption
# block-size=100K

Minimal packet size to send as plain text
# min-raw-block-size=256K 

Timeout value
# connect-timeout=10

# Confirmation of binding IP that listens for connection
# ip-verification=off

# log levels: off < trace < debug < info < warning < error < critical
Specify the log level that is output to the screen in foreground mode
# loglevel-console=info

Specify the log level that is written as a file
# loglevel-file=info

File size limit per log file
# logfile-max-size=10M

Maximum number of log files kept by type
# logfile-max-count=10

Whether to save performance statistics log
# performance-log=off

# multi-threaded packet processing. default is auto(-1), disable to 0
# process-thread-count=8