White papers: Scaling FreeRADIUS & MySQL

[Alan DeKok]

  We have worked with MySQL to create two white papers on MySQL
scalability and MySQL cluster.  They are now available:

1) Delivering Scalable & Highly Available AAA Services

This white paper discusses the concepts of current data storage
solutions for Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA)
environments and their potential limitations as network use grows and
services become more dynamic.
The paper then presents an alternative deployment scenario based on the
FreeRADIUS Server and MySQL Cluster serving as the back-end AAA
database, providing an infrastructure for high growth and availability,
with low complexity. A sizing study and user case study are presented to
demonstrate how the solution performs in real-world FreeRADIUS environments

Read the whitepaper, posted here:

http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/white-papers/mysql_wp_ha_auth_account.php


2) Deployment Guide: FreeRADIUS with the MySQL Cluster Database

This Guide documents a best-practice approach to configuring and testing
a FreeRADIUS server deployed with the MySQL Cluster database storage
engine serving as the back-end data store for user and accounting data.
Deployment topologies and configurations are presented, enabling users
to quickly and simply replicate the solution in their own environment.

Read the guide, posted here:
http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/white-papers/mysql_wp_deploying_FreeRADIUS.php