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Subject: Re: single image OS with multiple freebsd machines
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V S P wrote:
> Hi,
> new to the list
> 
> came across of
> http://www.kerrighed.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> 
> Which a linux-based system that virtualizes individual machines
> into one cohesive OS so 4 machines with 4GB and 2 cpus each
> look to applications as one machine with 16GB and 8CPUs

I think that the DragonFlyBSD folk are looking at eventually doing 
this sort of thing as standard. At least Matt intimated that this was 
one of his original hopes for the project.

> 
> 
> 
> wanted to know if something similar is possible to do with freebd.
> 
> This would completely eliminate a  'map-reduce'/hadoop type systems,
> in my mind
> 
> 
> thank you in advance