From owner-freebsd-cluster@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 5 08:49:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E083106566C for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2008 08:49:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pprocacci@datapipe.com) Received: from fmailhost02.isp.att.net (fmailhost02.isp.att.net [204.127.217.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 897938FC1E for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2008 08:49:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pprocacci@datapipe.com) Received: from [10.5.21.122] (adsl-241-169-57.bna.bellsouth.net[74.241.169.57]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc02) with ESMTP id <20080805083857H02000t5see>; Tue, 5 Aug 2008 08:38:57 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [74.241.169.57] Message-ID: <4898119F.5020503@datapipe.com> Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:38:55 -0500 From: Paul Procacci User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Michael Christie References: <4898065A.5080008@powerzone.net.au> In-Reply-To: <4898065A.5080008@powerzone.net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org Subject: Re: High Availability FreeBSD www cluster X-BeenThere: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Clustering FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:49:00 -0000 Michael Christie wrote: > Hi all , > > I want to cluster some freeBSD servers, The purpose of this is to > learn. I would like to run some basic services like www and mail on > a test network. I would like to set up the servers so if one server > falls over the other will take over the services automatically, load > balanceing would be good as well. I have googled, I could be looking > in the wrong place , there seems not to be much in regard to seting up > freebsd in a cluster, lots on linux. I have looked at the High > Availability Linux project , I see on the front page that it will run > on freebsd. > > So I am a bit lost and i am wanting to learn how to cluster freebsd > web and mail servers, I have looked at Beowulf clusters, which seem > to give computers more grunt, Can some on on the list please advise me > on what clustering softwhere i need to get started and if the High > Availability Linux project softwhere will do the job. > > > web links any thing to help me get started would be good. No I do not > want to change over to linux. > > > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I've used freevrrpd (/usr/ports/net/freevrrpd) for some clients with success. Additionally doing some googling revealed "SG Cluster" (http://www.freebsd.org.hk/html/sgcluster/) though I'm not sure how active this is and/or really if it's what your looking for. ~Paul