[Linux-cluster] linux-cluster

[Parvez Shaikh]

What kind of cluster is this - an academic project or production quality
solution?

If its former - go for manual fencing. You wont need fence device but
failover wont be automatic

If its later - yes you'll need fence device

On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Rajagopal Swaminathan <
raju.rajsand at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
>
> Hitesh,
>
> Please follow list guidlines.
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Digimer <lists at alteeve.ca> wrote:
> > You don't seem to be reading what I am typing. Please go back over the
> > various replies and read again what I said. Follow the links and read
> what
> > they say.
> >
> > And please don't reply only to me. Click "Reply All" and include the
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> > list.
> >
> >>
> >> I have a constraint of using Linux on bare machine for my 2 desktop.
>
> >>                      Can you please let me know as how can i
> >>         proceed...Do i have
> >>                      to purchase
> >>                      some sort of hardware?
>
> Yes. You will need to buy power fencing device -- basically a power
> strip with a ethernet port
>
> I would strongly suggest you have two network port on each system.
>
> What you want to do with a cluster?
>
> >>
> >>         One more thing...till now i have used this setup:
> >>
> >>         have Windows vista OS ---> Virtual Box---->Red Hat installed.
> >>
>
> You have to be kidding. You are using vista on bare metal for your HA?
>
> >>         If i download Xen or KVM can i use the same setup instead of
> >>         Virtual Box?
> >>
> >>         Windows vista OS ---->Xen or KVM ---->Red Hat installed
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKI-tD0L18A
>
>
>
> >>                      [root at hitesh12 ~]# cat /etc/cluster/cluster.conf
> >>                      <?xml version="1.0"?>
> >>                      <cluster config_version="1" name="dhoni">
>
> There needs to be two_node directive somewher there. Read up.
>
> Better yet get help of some local technical person who knows what is HA.
>
> It is a lot more than simple desktop install.
>
> Or you need to invest quite a bit of time in learning and money in
> getting some extra hardware (fence devices, switches, NIC, External
> storage -- if required). And dont commit for or do that on production
> without knowing what you are getting into.
>
> If you can post more descriptively the objective of using cluster,
> perhaps you will get more specific information.
>
> Digimer's _*excellent*_ tutorial covers more or less all that you need
> to know about clusters.
>
> I wish I had that when I started playing around with that way back in 2007.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Rajagopal
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