On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:17:58 +0200, Michael Green <mishagreen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > For simple clusters I kind of liked Kimberlite. It really worked for my last place of employment. Pretty damn impressed actually.
