Advice for cluster software

[herzel]

Hi
As I know this forum, I do always have very professional response from its members.
For this time I need advice from you) forum experts).
I do need to implement cluster (like the simple mean of it, as second server take over when the first fail) in Linux.
Does anyone can help from his knowledge, self experience or any way else for good, stable, working, freeware of cluster software for Linux.
Any reply, advice will be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Herzel

 

[RhythmAce]

Look into piranha. It is a redhat based clustering and load balancing software package. Some distros come with some type of clustering package already installed so you may want to check the website for your particular distro and see if they offer any packages designed just for your system.

 

[BadBigBen]

I do need to implement cluster (like the simple mean of it, as second server take over when the first fail) in Linux.

Sounds more like you need to have just a Failover Server Setup and not a Cluster...

Failover

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failover

Cluster

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_(computing)

For Failover see:

Heartbeat

http://www.linux-ha.org/Heartbeat

For Clustering see:

Beowulf

http://www.beowulf.org/

Ben
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[Annihilannic]

BBB, I don't think it's necessary to distinguish between the terms like that; it may not be technically correct if you are being pedantic, but the terms "failover cluster" and "high-availability cluster" are in common use for just such a scenario.

Annihilannic.

 

[BadBigBen]

Annihilannic - Sorry, I was unaware of that...

I was not trying to be pedantic... I had learned it that way, and in Germany, where I work, a Failover or HA was never called a Cluster in that sense...



Ben
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[herzel]

Hi
Thanks for your replies.
Its look like the HA cluster in RedHat is only exist in the advanced platform.
Is it possible (for testing purpose) to have the package, install it, test it in the rhel5 server?

Thanks again!

 

[polani]

Guys

Red hat cluster available on RHEL is quite stable product. Alternatively you can combine two or three open source products to make a highly available cluster on linux.

I am currently working on a project for same objective ... let you know in few weeks time about the results...

Regards


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[mjoyner]

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