DEFINITION
DRBD (Distributed Replicated Block Device)
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DRBD (Distributed Replicated Block Device) is a Linux-based software component that facilitates the replacement of shared storage systems by networked mirroring. DRBD makes it possible to maintain consistency of data among multiple systems in a network. DRBD also ensures high availability (HA) for Linux applications.
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DRBD was originally conceived and developed in the late 1990s by Philipp Reisner and Lars Ellenberg.