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See [[wikipedia:Cluster (computing)|Cluster Computing]] for a definition | See [[wikipedia:Cluster (computing)|Cluster Computing]] for a definition | ||
| + | [http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/Beowulf/beowulf_book/beowulf_book/index.html Engineering a Beowulf-style Compute Cluster] | ||
| + | __TOC__ | ||
| + | = What is a Cluster = | ||
| + | A cluster is a setup of two or more computers - called nodes - that work together to perform a task. | ||
| + | = Types of clusters = | ||
| + | Basically there are four type of clusters: | ||
| + | {|border=1 ;style="margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" | ||
| + | |+ Types of clusters | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Storage Clusters || Shared filesystem among nodes | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |High Availability Clusters || Failover, redundancy | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Load Balancing Clusters || Distribute Load between two or more nodes | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |High Performance Clusters || Parallel computing, more nodes solving the same problem | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | Often you would need a combination of these Clusters in a installation. | ||
| + | == Storage Clusters == | ||
| + | <span id="Storage Clusters"></span> | ||
| + | |||
| + | *RedHat CentOS [[GFS CentOS]] | ||
| + | *[[iSCSI]]´ | ||
| + | *[[FreeNAS]] | ||
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| + | == High Availability Clusters == | ||
| + | == Load Balancing Clusters == | ||
| + | Load balancing with [[NAT_Cisco_IOS#Load_Balancing | Cisco IOS NAT]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == High Performance Clusters == | ||
| + | While there are several systems for cluster computing. [http://svn.oscar.openclustergroup.org/trac/oscar OSCAR] is very popular. | ||
| + | === Grid computing === | ||
| + | For example [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ seti@home] | ||
| + | = Examples of cluster solutions = | ||
| + | *[[Redhat cluster computing]] | ||
| + | = OSCAR = | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Diskless nodes = | ||
| + | *[http://web.mst.edu/~vojtat/pegasus/home.htm Pegasus homepage] for ideas to implement a diskless Linux cluster. | ||
| + | *[http://frank.harvard.edu/~coldwell/diskless/ Diskless Linux] by Charles M. "Chip" Coldwell | ||
| + | *[http://www.arl.army.mil/arlreports/2005/ARL-TR-3607.pdf Diskless Linux Cluster how-to] by U.S. Army | ||
| + | *[http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4238.pdf Building Diskless Nodes] IBM RedBook | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Quorum Disc = | ||
| + | *Windows see [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/280353 Quorum disc] | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Concepts and abbreviations = | ||
| + | == Fencing == | ||
| + | When a node fails in a cluster, the node is fenced, which means it will be rejected from shared resources. | ||
| + | |||
| + | =Links= | ||
| + | [http://www.openais.org/doku.php OpenAIS] | ||
| + | [[Category:Network]][[Category:cluster]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:23, 13 May 2010
See Cluster Computing for a definition Engineering a Beowulf-style Compute Cluster
Contents
What is a Cluster
A cluster is a setup of two or more computers - called nodes - that work together to perform a task.
Types of clusters
Basically there are four type of clusters:
| Storage Clusters | Shared filesystem among nodes |
| High Availability Clusters | Failover, redundancy |
| Load Balancing Clusters | Distribute Load between two or more nodes |
| High Performance Clusters | Parallel computing, more nodes solving the same problem |
Often you would need a combination of these Clusters in a installation.
Storage Clusters
- RedHat CentOS GFS CentOS
- iSCSI´
- FreeNAS
High Availability Clusters
Load Balancing Clusters
Load balancing with Cisco IOS NAT
High Performance Clusters
While there are several systems for cluster computing. OSCAR is very popular.
Grid computing
For example seti@home
Examples of cluster solutions
OSCAR
Diskless nodes
- Pegasus homepage for ideas to implement a diskless Linux cluster.
- Diskless Linux by Charles M. "Chip" Coldwell
- Diskless Linux Cluster how-to by U.S. Army
- Building Diskless Nodes IBM RedBook
Quorum Disc
- Windows see Quorum disc
Concepts and abbreviations
Fencing
When a node fails in a cluster, the node is fenced, which means it will be rejected from shared resources.