On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:49:05 -0500, James Pifer <jep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 2005-02-22 at 10:04, James Pifer wrote: > > I'm trying to figure out if and how something could be done. I'm not > > trying to be completely lazy, I have looked at the following sites among > > others: > > http://lcic.org/ha.html > > www.beowulf.org > > http://www.linux-ha.org/ > > > > We use a Xiotech Magnitude storage system. Here's what I'm trying to > > figure out. I'd like to setup two systems in a cluster, like a load > > balance, but sharing the same disk on the Magnitude. So it would look > > like one system, same IP address, etc. If one goes down, the "system" is > > still functioning. > > > > Can anyone tell me if this setup is possible? > > What pieces I should be looking at? > > > > Thanks, > > James > > Just a bump. Just want to find out where I should be looking to create a > two node cluster that shares the same disk and looks like one machine. > Is this possible? > yes, those are called SSI (single system image) clusters. If want to look at free stuff have a look at these: http://openmosix.sf.net - most popular http://www.openssi.org - second popular http://kerrighed.org - new, looks promising
