On 10-07-05 06:06 PM, Torintino T wrote:
Digimer,
to add something i don't want to use RHEL because of the license fees.
I just would like from you please to give me the roadmap to follow it.
Thanks alot
The best thing I can do at this time is point you to my *incomplete* How-To I was working on for CentOS. It's not perfect, it's not even vetted. In fact, I've set it aside and have started re-working it for Fedora 13 at this time, with the goal of eventually re-writing it again for CentOS 6.
With that convoluted warning and caveat, take a look at this:
http://wiki.alteeve.com/index.php/2-Node_CentOS5_Cluster
The work-in-progress Fedora 13 variant is here:
http://wiki.alteeve.com/index.php/Two_Node_Fedora_13_Cluster
The CentOS original document will not be completed any further than it is. I've decided to move away from the old cluster stack. The Fedora variant is very actively being developed (I put a couple hours into each night) as is not really safe to follow.
This makes it hard for me to recommend an operating system to base your cluster on. Obviously, you want the stability of a server-class operating system like CentOS. However, you'll be working hard to get an old-fashioned cluster off the ground. As such, I will leave that decision up to you.
As for a roadmap - No one can give you that. No two clusters are the same. They are designed to solve a particular problem. What I can give is advise;
Answer these questions:
1) What problems are you trying to solve with a cluster.
2) What research have you done that concludes that a cluster will introduce fewer problems than it solves.
3) Are you prepared to learn and then maintain the cluster?
4) Are you willing and able to take the time to throughly test and debug your cluster before going live? Do not expect to get your cluster live in anything less than a month's time.
Clustering is not something you can briefly jump into and then move on from.