Is DRBD supported on RHEL systems?

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • DRBD

Issue

  • The upstream kernel includes support for Distributed Replicated Block Device (DRBD) starting with the kernel version 2.6.33. Do RHEL kernels include DRBD?
  • Is DRBD supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux ?
  • Can I use DRBD block devices in a High Availability or Resilient Storage cluster?

Resolution

LINBIT is a Red Hat partner, and provides support directly for DRBD. LINBIT has tested and certified their DRBD product to run on RHEL 5 Update 6 and later RHEL release.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is DRBD supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

DRBD is supported by LINBIT for usage in RHEL environments.

How can I purchase support entitlements for DRBD on RHEL?

If the systems in question run RHEL and have entitlements for support from Red Hat, please contact LINBIT to purchase support for DRBD. Please visit LINBIT's Support Page.

Who should I contact for support -Red Hat or LINBIT?

LINBIT provides support for DRBD, whereas Red Hat provides support for RHEL. If any problem or question arises that spans DRBD and RHEL, or it is not obvious on which side the problem lies, Red Hat and LINBIT support teams will work together to help identify and address the issue or question.

What is DRBD?

DRBD is a software-defined storage solution used to provide replicated block storage to applications running in RHEL environments.

Will Red Hat Enterprise Linux include a kernel with DRBD support?

No

When using the RHEL High Availability Add On, does Red Hat support using a DRBD disk for a quorum device ("qdisk")?

No

See also: Support policies - General policies for cluster-managed resources and applications

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