Re: Clustering for Linux 2.3.x?!

[Oliver Schersand <oliver_schersand@csi.com>]

I like the idea of clustering, but why not go a step forward.

Build a virtual machine which is spawned of many systems. Connect the kernel
which a fast network ( giga ethernet ?? scsi ??? firewire ?? ).
Greate would be featers like

add an other machine to the cluster "online".
remove a machine "online"
move "running" applikations from on machine to an other
run a "mirror" application, which is an application which runs on two "real"
machines.
  if one computers fails a takover without any loose of any data and computing
time is possible.

this would be a real transparent cluster.

OK this vm would not be "boost" of performance. But this idee would lead to a
real cluster.


Oliver Schersand


   I like funny ideas


"Robert G. Werner" wrote:

> I was under the impression that there really wasn't all that much the kernel
> needed to do for clustering,  at this point.  Am I mistaken in that notion?
>
> Robert G. Werner
> rwerner@lx1.microbsys.com
> Impeach Conggress!!
>
> Your step will soil many countries.
>
> On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Alex Buell wrote:
>
> > I was talking to a guy on IRC tonight, and we were talking about the
> > Beowulf clustering of Linux.
> >
> > We thought it might be an insanely great and potentially a KILLER APP if
> > Linux was to be built from the ground upwards for the 2.3.x development
> > series to be easily clustered with other Linux machines.
> >
> > IHMO, this is the ONE insanely great thing that wil spell DOMINATION!
> > Comments?
> >
> > Cheers,
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