On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 7:51 PM, David Boreham <david_list@boreham.org> wrote:
> Scott Marlowe wrote:
>>
>> I would recommend using a traffic shaping router (like the one built
>> into the linux kernel and controlled by tc / iptables) to simulate a
>> long distance connection and testing this yourself to see which
>> replication engine will work best for you.
>>
>
> Netem :
> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/netem
> We used this to make a test rig for Directory Server replication, to verify
> a
> re-design that added pipelining to the replication protocol.
> It's already in the modern Linuxes--just needs to be configured.
Wow, everytime I turn around someone's built something cool from a set
of small sharp tools. Thanks!