Red Hat Summit第4章 Failover, load-balancing, and high-availability in IdM
Identity Management (IdM) has built-in failover mechanisms for IdM clients, and load-balancing and high-availability features for IdM servers.
4.1. Client-side failover capability
By default, the SSSD service on an IdM client is configured to use DNS service (SRV) resource records so that the client can automatically determine the best IdM server to connect to.
4.1.1. Primary and backup server configuration
The server resolution behavior is controlled by the _srv_ option in the ipa_server parameter of the /etc/sssd/sssd.conf file:
Example /etc/sssd/sssd.conf
[domain/<idm_domain_name>]
id_provider = ipa
ipa_server = _srv_, <primary_idm_server1>, <primary_idm_server2>
ipa_backup_server = <backup_idm_server1>, <backup_idm_server2>
...
With the _srv_ option specified, SSSD retrieves a list of IdM servers ordered by preference. If a primary server goes offline, the SSSD service on the IdM client automatically connects to another available IdM server.
Primary servers are specified in the ipa_server parameter. SSSD attempts to connect to primary servers first and switches to backup servers only if no primary servers are available.
The _srv_ option is not supported for backup servers.
SSSD queries SRV records from the DNS server. By default, SSSD waits for 6 seconds for a reply from the DNS resolver before attempting to query another DNS server. If all DNS servers are unreachable, the domain will continue to operate in offline mode. You can use the dns_resolver_timeout option to increase the time the client waits for a reply from the DNS resolver.
If you prefer to bypass DNS lookups for performance reasons, remove the _srv_ entry from the ipa_server parameter and specify which IdM servers the client should connect to, in order of preference:
Example /etc/sssd/sssd.conf
[domain/<idm_domain_name>]
id_provider = ipa
ipa_server = <primary_idm_server1>, <primary_idm_server2>
ipa_backup_server = <backup_idm_server1>, <backup_idm_server2>
...
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