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Installing DRBD Services

  1. Install the High Availability (HA) pattern on both SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers in your networked cluster. Installing HA also installs the drbd program files.

    1. Log in as the root user or equivalent, then open YaST.

    2. Choose Software+Software Management.

    3. Change the filter to Patterns.

    4. Under Base Technologies, select High Availability.

    5. Click Accept.

  2. Install the drbd kernel modules on both servers.

    1. Log in as the root user or equivalent, then open YaST.

    2. Choose Software+Software Management.

    3. Change the filter to Search.

    4. Type drbd, then click Search.

    5. Select all of the drbd-kmp-* packages.

    6. Click Accept.

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