Take a look at http://openmosix.sourceforge.net/
That is the open source product of choice since Beowulf, and others, decided to start selling the product. Unfortunately, I don't see an S/390 port for this product so I apologize of being off-topic with this reply. On Wednesday 18 December 2002 03:24 pm, you wrote: > Dave, > > Thanks for the reply. We've actually already looked into using CSE if it > happens to go on two VM systems. Other possibilities are vm/linux and > rs-6000/linux or intel-linux, or even a Unix system. In other words, one > on a VM guest linux and one somewhere else as the failover site. > > So, the question still remains, "What kind of software do people use on > Linux/390 for high-availability clustering?" > > "Christmas is a funny season. What other time of the year do you sit in > front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?" Gordon Wolfe, Ph.D. > (425)865-5940 > VM Technical Services, The Boeing Company > > > ---------- > > From: Dave Jones > > Reply To: Linux on 390 Port > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:04 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: High Availability > > > > Gordon, > > look into using VM's CSE (Cross System Extensions) technology. It allows > > for implementing just such a failover technique and it's already included > > in your VM system. You can easily test your implementation by using two > > 2nd level VM guests coupled via a (v)CTC adapter. > > > > Contact me offline for all of the gory setup and configuration details. > > > > Dave Jones > > Sine Nomine Associates > > Houston > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Wolfe, Gordon WE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 3:54 PM > > Subject: High Availability > > > > > > What kind of software do people run on Linux/390 for high-availability > > clustering? We're considering setting up two Linux servers on two > > different 390/IFL processors as printservers and want to be able to > > failover to the other processor when one fails or is taken down for > > service. And of course, we want to test it on our single IFL engine > > first. > > > > "Christmas is a funny season. What other time of the year do you sit in > > front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?" > > Gordon Wolfe, Ph.D. (425)865-5940 > > VM Technical Services, The Boeing Company
