[gentoo-user] Re: Big data Cluster

[James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>]

David Busby <busby <at> edoceo.com> writes:


> I'm looking for reccomendations for storage clustering.  I'd like to network
together some Gentoo boxes
> which internally 
> are SCSI+RAID5 and then be able to store data on these multiple boxes as
though they are one big filesystem. 
> Similar to 
> what Isilon does but with Gentoo.  I've been reading the web sites about the
stuff in /usr/portage/sys-fs/
> but I cannot 
> tell which package is going to give me the "right stuff".  Can anyone point me
in the right direction?


Well, I've been collection information as I have a 'large' need for remote video
surveillance. Here are the general approaches I've seen related to clustering
and large data storage needs, from a cost-effective point of view:

OPenmosix has some beta offerings that run on 2.6 based servers.

>From the Linux Journal, May 2005 there is an article
"Building a Bioinformatics Supercomputering Cluster" that may be of interest.

Also from the Linux Journal, june 2005 it talks about ATA over Ethernet:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8201

I'd be interested in any other clustering or
'high availability' technologies you find for
Gentoo.

HTH,

James




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