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There is an external site communication when collecting supportconfig DRBD data

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 all Service Packs
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 all Service Packs
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
 

Situation

When the customer ran the supportconfig, the customer security team found that DRBD was communicating with an external site linbit.com (IP: 94.177.2.207)

The drbd package was installed.
rpm -qi drbd
The following DRBD configuration was observed:
# /etc/drbd.conf
global {
    usage-count yes;
}
...

Resolution

If you do not want DRBD to communicate with the external site, please modify the configuration accordingly.
# /etc/drbd.conf
global {
    usage-count no;
}
...

Cause

DRBD includes a mechanism to anonymously count the number of installations using the DRBD version through an online usage counter.

https://linbit.com/drbd-user-guide/drbd-guide-9_0-en/#ch-configure

usage-count

The DRBD project keeps statistics about the usage of various DRBD versions. This is done by contacting an HTTP server every time a new DRBD version is installed on a system. This can be disabled by setting usage-count no;. The default is usage-count ask; which will prompt you every time you upgrade DRBD.

Disclaimer

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  • Document ID:000021516
  • Creation Date: 31-Jul-2024
  • Modified Date:28-Aug-2024
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
    • SUSE Manager Server

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