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@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ failures in email systems are just not acceptable. To meet these
requirements we developed the Proxmox HA (High Availability) Cluster.
The {pmg} HA Cluster consists of a master and several slave nodes
(minimum one node). Configuration is done on the master. Configuration
(minimum one slave node). Configuration is done on the master. Configuration
and data is synchronized to all cluster nodes over a VPN tunnel. This
provides the following advantages:
@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ provides the following advantages:
* high performance
We use a unique application level clustering scheme, which provides
extremely good performance. Special considerations where taken to make
management as easy as possible. Complete Cluster setup is done within
extremely good performance. Special considerations were taken to make
management as easy as possible. A complete cluster setup is done within
minutes, and nodes automatically reintegrate after temporary failures
without any operator interaction.
@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ The HA Cluster can also run in virtualized environments.
Subscriptions
-------------
Each host in a cluster has its own subscription. If you want support
Each node in a cluster has its own subscription. If you want support
for a cluster, each cluster node needs to have a valid
subscription. All nodes must have the same subscription level.
@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ second node is used as quarantine host, and only provides the web
interface to the user quarantine.
The normal mail delivery process looks up DNS Mail Exchange (`MX`)
records to determine the destination host. A `MX` record tells the
records to determine the destination host. An `MX` record tells the
sending system where to deliver mail for a certain domain. It is also
possible to have several `MX` records for a single domain, they can have
different priorities. For example, our `MX` record looks like that:
@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ proxmox.com. 22879 IN MX 10 mail.proxmox.com.
mail.proxmox.com. 22879 IN A 213.129.239.114
----
Please notice that there is one single `MX` record for the Domain
Notice that there is a single `MX` record for the domain
`proxmox.com`, pointing to `mail.proxmox.com`. The `dig` command
automatically puts out the corresponding address record if it
exists. In our case it points to `213.129.239.114`. The priority of
@ -124,28 +124,28 @@ server (mail.provider.tld) if the primary server (mail.proxmox.com) is
not available.
NOTE: Any reasonable mail server retries mail delivery if the target
server is not available, i.e. {pmg} stores mail and retries delivery
for up to one week. So you will not lose mail if your mail server is
server is not available, and {pmg} stores mail and retries delivery
for up to one week. So you will not lose mails if your mail server is
down, even if you run a single server setup.
Load balancing with `MX` records
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Using your ISPs mail server is not always a good idea, because many
Using your ISP's mail server is not always a good idea, because many
ISPs do not use advanced spam prevention techniques, or do not filter
SPAM at all. It is often better to run a second server yourself to
spam at all. It is often better to run a second server yourself to
avoid lower spam detection rates.
Anyways, it’s quite simple to set up a high performance load balanced
mail cluster using `MX` records. You just need to define two `MX` records
It’s quite simple to set up a high performance load balanced
mail cluster using `MX` records. You need to define two `MX` records
with the same priority. Here is a complete example to make it clearer.
First, you need to have at least 2 working {pmg} servers
(mail1.example.com and mail2.example.com) configured as cluster (see
section xref:pmg_cluster_administration[Cluster administration]
below), each having its own IP address. Let us assume the following
addresses (DNS address records):
DNS address records:
----
mail1.example.com. 22879 IN A 1.2.3.4
@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ mail2.example.com. 22879 IN A 1.2.3.5
It is always a good idea to add reverse lookup entries (PTR
records) for those hosts. Many email systems nowadays reject mails
from hosts without valid PTR records. Then you need to define your `MX`
from hosts without valid PTR records. Then you need to define your `MX`
records:
----
@ -162,9 +162,8 @@ example.com. 22879 IN MX 10 mail1.example.com.
example.com. 22879 IN MX 10 mail2.example.com.
----
This is all you need. You will receive mails on both hosts, more or
less load-balanced using round-robin scheduling. If one host fails the
other one is used.
This is all you need. You will receive mails on both hosts, load-balanced using
round-robin scheduling. If one host fails the other one is used.
Other ways
@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ Other ways
Multiple address records
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Using several DNS `MX` records is sometimes clumsy if you have many
Using several DNS `MX` records is sometimes tedious if you have many
domains. It is also possible to use one `MX` record per domain, but
multiple address records:
@ -195,9 +194,9 @@ using DNAT. See your firewall manual for more details.
Cluster administration
----------------------
Cluster administration can be done on the GUI or using the command
Cluster administration can be done in the GUI or by using the command
line utility `pmgcm`. The CLI tool is a bit more verbose, so we suggest
to use that if you run into problems.
to use that if you run into any problems.
NOTE: Always setup the IP configuration before adding a node to the
cluster. IP address, network mask, gateway address and hostname can’t
@ -243,8 +242,8 @@ Adding Cluster Nodes
[thumbnail="pmg-gui-cluster-join.png", big=1]
When you add a new node to a cluster (using `join`) all data on that node is
destroyed. The whole database is initialized with cluster data from
When you add a new node to a cluster (using `join`), all data on that node is
destroyed. The whole database is initialized with the cluster data from
the master.
* make sure you have the right IP configuration
@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ pmgcm join <master_ip>
You need to enter the root password of the master host when asked for
a password. When joining a cluster using the GUI, you also need to
enter the 'fingerprint' of the master node. You get that information
enter the 'fingerprint' of the master node. You can get that information
by pressing the `Add` button on the master node.
CAUTION: Node initialization deletes all existing databases, stops and