The Linux Enterprise Cluster
- 7h 11m
- Karl Kopper
- No Starch Press
- 2005
The Linux Enterprise Cluster explains how to take a number of inexpensive computers with limited resources, place them on a normal computer network, and install free software so that the computers act together like one powerful server. This makes it possible to build a very inexpensive and reliable business system for a small business or a large corporation. The book includes information on how to build a high-availability server pair using the Heartbeat package, how to use the Linux Virtual Server load balancing software, how to configure a reliable printing system in a Linux cluster environment, and how to build a job scheduling system in Linux with no single point of failure.
The book also includes information on high availability techniques that can be used with or without a cluster, making it helpful for System Administrators even if they are not building a cluster. Anyone interested in deploying Linux in an environment where low cost computer reliability is important will find this book useful.
About the Author
Karl Kopper has worked with distributed computing environments on many platforms, including Linux, Windows, Macintosh, a wide variety of UNIX platforms, and Tandem mainframes. As a consultant for a private wholesale food distribution company, he worked on the conversion to a new business system – the Linux Enterprise Cluster described in the book – that has worked flawlessly to date.
In this Book
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Primer
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Starting Services
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Handling Packets
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Compiling the Kernel
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Synchronizing Servers with RYSNC and SSH
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Cloning Systems with Systemimager
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Heartbeat Introduction and Theory
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A Sample Heartbeat Configuration
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Heartbeat Resources and Maintenance
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Stonith and Ipfail
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How to Build a Linux Enterprise Cluster
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The Linux Virtual Server: Introduction and Theory
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The LVS-NAT Cluster
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The LVS-DR Cluster
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The Load Balancer
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The High-Availability Cluster
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The Network File System
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The Simple Network Management Protocol and Mon
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Ganglia
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Case Studies in Cluster Administration
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The Linux Cluster Environment
