[TriLUG] Recommendations for Linux clustering products

bidwell bidwell at dead-city.org
Tue Nov 30 12:00:18 EST 2010


On 11/26/2010 01:49 PM, Dan Weber wrote:
> I used to work for a company called Cluster Resources (Which is now called
> Adaptive Computing).  I also don't know the cost, but the there were several
> Dept of Energy sites that used Moab Cluster Suite&  SLURM (Simple Linux
> Utility for Resource Management), which seemed to work extremely well for
> them.
>
> Dan Weber
> 801.414.7438
> dan.b.weber at gmail.com
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Ron Kelley<rkelleyrtp at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Greetings all,
>>
>> I am looking for recommendations on building a small linux 2-node cluster
>> that will provide HTTP, MySQL, and NFS services.  Once up and operational,
>> this cluster is expected to be 100% hands-off (as in - deployed in the field
>> at remote locations) so reliability is critical.  This node will consist of
>> two independent systems connected via back-to-back GigE network interfaces
>> for redundancy.
>>
>> I have used clustering tools in the past (haproxy, ucarp, etc) and have
>> dabbled around with Linux HA, but would like to get some suggestions on a
>> turn-key clustering product.  I was also looking over at RedHat's site
>> recently and read some information on their "Red Hat Cluster Suite" product
>> and was trying to find out exactly how much $$$ it costs to deploy.
>>
>> Other than Linux HA and Red Hat Cluster Suite, what other clustering
>> products exist for the Linux world?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> -Ron
>>
>>

I've used Rocks and Cluster Resources software and they are all good
pieces of code.... but I think perhaps what Ron really needs is some
sort of High Availability software like linux-ha, which he already
mentioned.  I wouldn't call Rocks or Torque/Maui or Torque/Moab exactly 
hands off, and  with two machines I'm guessing fail over is the big 
thing.  If you plan to  add more machines later and are concerned with
replicating configurations or having a private networking, a Rocks type 
of solution  might be of interest.
Matt



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