[Linux-cluster] Need help, will pay!

[isplist at logicore.net]

I understand now... I'm in the twin cities, Minnesota. Thanks.

Mike


On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 03:53:37 -0500, Rajesh singh wrote:
> Kindly put your postal address, as a wide distribution on mailing list
> without address keep every body guessing.
> 
> regards
> 
> 
> On 12/3/06,  isplist at logicore.net <isplist at logicore.net> wrote:>  Sorry if
> this is a double post, just can't tell if it made it out.
> 
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>> 
>> I don't know if this is allowed but I do hope you'll allow me to post
>> this or
>> suggest where I could get some good help.
>> 
>> I BADLY need to get my project working. If it works out and affordable,
>> I'd
>> like to be able to ask for more help when needed, ongoing. I am not a
>> corporation and don't have deep pockets so if you only know how to bid for
>> those types, I'll be out of your league. I need a flat rate price so that
>> I
>> can budget for it.
>> While I love learning and doing all these things, I just can't do it all
>> in a
>> time efficient manner... I need help!!!
>> 
>> Would someone be interested in making a few bucks to get the final bits
>> of my
>> project working right. Mostly, it involved getting my load balancing (LVS)
>> going and GFS straightened out.
>> 
>> Here's the setup;
>> 
>> All servers have a dual NIC (LB's and servers) which should help to make
>> things simple.
>> 
>> WEB;
>> 3 web servers which need a load balanced front end for users to get in,
>> including making sure that sessions aren't lost, etc. Nothing too special
>> that
>> I can think of here other than session loss. The application is mostly
>> joomla/mambo based for web services.
>> All servers share GFS mounted storage. On GFS, just need to make sure
>> entire
>> cluster does not blow up every time something goes wrong. Using Brocade
>> switches for fencing. Everything works, just needs fine tuning to better
>> handle fencing and dead node problems taking the whole thing down.
>> 
>> MAIL;
>> 4 Qmail (Qmail-Toaster) servers which require a load balanced front end. I
>> need users to be able to reach the usual compliment of ports for various
>> services, webmail, pop, imap, smtp, etc.
>> Need to know what is the best way of load balancing mail services. One
>> server
>> handles all outgoing, one all incoming, not sure. All servers share GFS
>> storage. Same as above, it's all set up, it all works but since the
>> learning
>> curve and time spent on this has been so high, I just cannot afford to
>> keep
>> trying to figure out the last little bits. I need help to get this done
>> once
>> and for all.
>> 
>> MySQL;
>> 4 MySQL servers installed, ready to work together. Again, all share GFS
>> storage, need to get fencing working so there aren't any blow ups. Need to
>> have load balanced MySQL working in the simplest manner possible so that
>> I can
>> maintain them later. Getting into complicated MySQL setup's won't work
>> for me.
>> I've read that some folks have been able to use GFS to share common
>> storage.
>> Since I'm so far behind on all the other parts, I've not even started on
>> this
>> yet. One of the servers currently does it all so load balancing these had
>> not
>> even begun. GFS is in place and ready to go here also.
>> 
>> Load Balancing (LVS);
>> I'm using LVS with Piranha. It seems simple but I keep missing something
>> and
>> getting help over email has just led to frustration for those nice enough
>> to
>> help me. I cannot afford to be told how to do it, I need someone to just
>> do it
>> and I'll learn by seeing it done.
>> 
>> I have LVS servers ready to configure for Web and Qmail services. I'll
>> build
>> another for the private/internal MySQL section. Once everything is in
>> place, I
>> will later build the matching redundant server for each section,
>> Web/Qmail and
>> MySQL.
>> I prefer to keep the Web, Mail and MySQL LVS front ends as separate
>> servers
>> for future flexibility and performance rather than handling all services
>> on
>> one pair.
>> 
>> Everything is in place... just need the configuring and fine tuning done
>> so
>> that I can finally feel secure enough to fire up the services for public
>> access. Right now, not only is LVS missing but it's too easy to lose the
>> GFS
>> storage when something screws up.
>> 
>> Please, contact me if you can help me. Thank you.
>> 
>> 
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