[K12OSN] Server load balancing, made easy

Huck dhuckaby at paasda.org
Tue Mar 8 18:45:05 UTC 2005


is it better to run as local apps, than to attempt load balancing?
Assuming, the clients can handle it hardware-wise...
and what specs would the clients need to be able to handle it?

--Huck

David Trask wrote:
> "Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com> on
> Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at 11:49 AM +0000 wrote:
> 
>>>I see on the ltsp wiki it's possible to use openmosix to do this too. 
>>>We're looking at installing an 80 seater lab with 2x very powerful 
>>>servers (Xeon machines with 2GB ram each). Has anyone done this with 
>>>openmosix before? Or is there a HOWTO / tutorial?
> 
> 
> Yes, but understand that the apps you probably need the most help in
> "balancing" are OpenOffice and Mozilla or Firefox.....and those apps will
> not migrate properly as far as I know....thus defeating the purpose for
> the most part.
> 
> David N. Trask
> Technology Teacher/Coordinator
> Vassalboro Community School
> dtrask at vcs.u52.k12.me.us
> (207)923-3100
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