Links to clusters and SAN
High Availability Clusters
| Linux: | Learn about the open source project Heartbeat: |
Linux Heartbeat | DRBD offers the possibility of mirroring partitions over the network. This eliminates the need for a shared storage device: |
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Home of DRDB cluster mirror tools | Link to the open source HA project Failsafe. This covers the HA software which was previously used with SGI Irix: |
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Linux Failsafe | All relevant links to the RedHat Cluster Suite: |
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RedHat Cluster Suite manuals | |
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RedHat Cluster Suite white papers | |
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RedHat Cluster Suite home | |
| Microsoft: | |
| Windows 2003 clustering: | |
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HA clustering with Windows 2003 | |
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Microsoft Cluster homepage | |
| Windows 2000 clustering: | |
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Planning a Windows 2000 Cluster | |
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Microsoft HA Cluster homepage | Learn how you can run DHCP and WINS in a fail-safe cluster: |
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DHCP and WINS in the Windows Cluster | In order to mirror the Quorum Device or cluster partitions on two RAID systems, additional software |
| such as the Veritas Storage Foundation Suite (previously Veritas LVM) is required: | |
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Veritas Storage Foundation LVM for HA Clusters | Microsoft Clusters without shared storage can be set up with the AutoStartSE (previously Legato Aadvanced Server): |
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Legato Aadvanced Cluster Server home | |
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Legato Aadvanced Cluster Server user guide | |
High-performance clusters
| Linux: | |
| Learn more about the Beowulf Cluster Project: | |
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Beowulf project page | |
| With the transtec HPC Clusters, you can select between the SUN Grid Engine or OpenPBS/(Torque) as a batch queueing system. | |
| Learn more about both applications: | |
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The SUN Grid Engine | |
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OpenPBS | |
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Torque (successor to OpenPBS) | |
| Compiler products from PathScale and Cluster Management Tools from Scali: | |
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Scali Manage | |
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PathScale Compiler | |
| Ultra-low latency clusters with InfiniPath HTX adapters which can also be used in transtec clusters: | |
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InfiniPath performance | |
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Datasheet on HTX adapters | |
| Download the latest Intel Compiler for C++ and Fortran: | |
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Intel Compiler | |
| Different magazines and portals on the theme of HPC: | |
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Clusterworld Magazin | |
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Supercomputing Online | |
Storage Area Network/storage clusters
| Storage virtualisation realised via storage domain servers | ||
| is one of the most effective methods for configuring high-availability SANs. Learn more from Datacore and | ||
| download a test version. | ||
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Storage virtualisation from Datacore | ||
| The Veritas LVM (Logical Volume Manager) has been used successfully for many years. The Storage Foundation Suite | ||
| offers new functions and optimised user interface and a simple entry into storage administration. | ||
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Veritas Storage Foundation home | Various storage and SAN organisations | |
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Serial SATA Organisation | ||
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The FCIA Fibre Channel Industry Association | Which disk is right for you? Find the perfect disk for your environment with the SAM from Seagate. | |
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SAM from Seagate | Qlogic FC HBAs und FC Switche | |
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Qlogic Webpage | Any technological questions? | |
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Interfaces Howto FC/SATA/PATA/SCSI/SAS | ||