From owner-freebsd-cluster Fri Dec 10 6: 4:59 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org Received: from lucifer.bart.nl (lucifer.bart.nl [194.158.168.74]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96239152B0; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 06:04:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from asmodai@lucifer.bart.nl) Received: (from asmodai@localhost) by lucifer.bart.nl (8.9.3/8.9.3) id PAA80223; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 15:04:53 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from asmodai) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 15:04:53 +0100 From: Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven To: Eivind Eklund Cc: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai , cluster@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Homepage, take two. Message-ID: <19991210150453.C85568@lucifer.bart.nl> References: <19991201223902.E89541@daemon.ninth-circle.org> <19991205125437.J76366@bitbox.follo.net> <19991205133421.G2126@daemon.ninth-circle.org> <19991207214809.I14851@bitbox.follo.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: <19991207214809.I14851@bitbox.follo.net>; from eivind@FreeBSD.ORG on Tue, Dec 07, 1999 at 09:48:09PM +0100 Organisation: bART Internet Services B.V. Sender: owner-freebsd-cluster@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG -On [19991207 21:50], Eivind Eklund (eivind@FreeBSD.ORG) wrote: >On Sun, Dec 05, 1999 at 01:34:21PM +0100, Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote: >> -On [19991205 13:00], Eivind Eklund (eivind@FreeBSD.ORG) wrote: >> >On Wed, Dec 01, 1999 at 10:39:02PM +0100, Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote: >> >Rephrase of the first listed goal above, with extensions: >> >2. Make it easy to set up BSD based clusters. > >2.1 Documentation >2.1.1 A guide to seeing what you need from a cluster, and choosing > available technology. >2.1.2 Guides for setting up each of the common cluster forms for BSD > >2.2 Code >2.2.1 Pre-made ports for any relevant cluster packages >2.2.2 Writing any necessary tools that do not already exist >2.2.3 Integrate enabling technology into the BSD codebases >2.2.4 Integration of clustering in the BSD codebases, including a > 'native' clustering system for BSD Added these to the goals page. >> >We need to have enough text that people >> >1) Understand what clusters are >> >2) Understand what high availability is (at least to a degree) >> >3) Understand why they would want clusters (some of this falls in the what is a cluster/what is high availability section) - So that maximum operation for a certain defined service is maintained at all times, - Guarantee that there is a fallback solution for mission-critical servers. >> >4) Understand where there are 'leverage points' where they can >> > contribute to make a maximal difference >> >5) Understand why the route chosen forward (which we need to choose, >> > at least to a degree) has been chosen >> >> I think I can manage some initial text on 1 and 2, drawing from the >> texts already online. > >I'll feed you with ideas for the other points, if you are willing to >write them up. Sure. Always welcome. Also from other people of course. =) -- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven Network- and systemadministrator bART Internet Services / Tel: +31 - (0) 10 - 240 39 70 VIA NET.WORKS Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-cluster" in the body of the message