[Linux-cluster] Announce: Node Assassin - Open hardware cluster fence device

[Digimer]

On 10-04-20 12:08 AM, Fabio M. Di Nitto wrote:
> On 4/20/2010 5:35 AM, Digimer wrote:
>> On 10-04-19 11:26 PM, Fabio M. Di Nitto wrote:
>
>>>>     It fully implements the FenceAgentAPI, including independent sensing
>>>> of a Node's on/off status. There is a simple installer and uninstaller
>>>> that has been tested on CentOS 5.x and should work on any system
>>>> supporting Red Hat style clustering.
>>>
>>> Do you think we can work out a merge strategy to be able to ship
>>> fence_na directly withing cluster releases? I´d love to see it
>>> integrated right away.
>>
>> I've been trying to get in touch with someone at Red Hat do accomplish
>> this very thing. With luck, I will find the right person soon. I
>> designed the software with Red Hat in mind, so hopefully it will be a
>> simple task.
>
> All relevant people were already in CC to my reply :) So there we are..

Wonderful, thank you! (Hello guys! *waves*)

>>>>     If you don't want to build your own, I am working with an embedded
>>>> systems engineer in the hope of having pre-built units available in the
>>>> next few months. They will support 8 to 64 nodes each depending on the
>>>> model. If you think you would be interested in this, please let me know.
>>>> Whether these see the light of day or not largely depends on the
>>>> feedback I get.
>>>
>>> Well if you get around to build them, please let me know. I am
>>> interested in a bunch of them ;)
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Fabio
>>
>> Thank you for the interest! We're hoping to have them ready before too
>> long. If I know someone wants a bunch, it will motivate me to get it
>> done that much sooner!
>
> I´d be happy to get a 32/64 ports setup (if the price is reasonable).
> Mostly.. I´ll never have the time to build it myself. Nevermind my
> super-rusty skills to assemble electronic components ;)
>
> Cheers
> Fabio

The biggest slow down will be getting safety certifications so that they 
are legal to sell. The first version we'll get out the door will be the 
8 and 16 port versions. I am reluctant to invest in the 24+ until I know 
there is a market for it. Mainly because I am bank-rolling this myself 
and I want to make sure there is decent interest first. However, you can 
use multiple Node Assassins at the same time, so you would be able to 
scale out very easily. :)

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