From owner-freebsd-cluster Tue Jul 24 13:22:41 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org Received: from jake.akitanet.co.uk (jake.akitanet.co.uk [212.1.130.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB51A37B403; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 13:22:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wiggy@wopr.akitanet.co.uk) Received: from dsl-212-135-208-201.dsl.easynet.co.uk ([212.135.208.201] helo=wopr.akitanet.co.uk) by jake.akitanet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.13 #3) id 15P8h1-000BFI-00; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:22:11 +0100 Received: from wiggy by wopr.akitanet.co.uk with local (Exim 3.21 #2) id 15P8ix-0004Hc-00; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:24:11 +0100 Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:24:11 +0100 From: Paul Robinson To: John Baldwin Cc: Bob Bishop , freebsd-cluster@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Clustering efforts (was Re: Is this list dead?) Message-ID: <20010724212411.D83511@jake.akitanet.co.uk> References: <20010724201930.C83511@jake.akitanet.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: ; from jhb@FreeBSD.org on Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 12:29:20PM -0700 X-Scanner: exiscan *15P8h1-000BFI-00*$AK$jkW0EB8.PohICTUN.J4Sh.* Sender: owner-freebsd-cluster@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Jul 24, John Baldwin wrote: > There is no docco or anything cluster related in progress that I am aware of. > Earlier efforts to kickstart clustering work usually fizzled out into > discussions of what type of clustering did people really want. I.e., someone > came in and said "let's do clustering!" and then we had a discussion about what > that meant and it petered out after a while. Starting with a specific goal > (web, mail, ftp, sql failover and load balancing) is, I think, a good way of > avoiding "running off into the weeds". Good luck. :) So, is anybody else interested in working on this with me? I am prepared to put some work in on this in my own time, and once this workload is cleared, I am able to put some company time into any effort we come up with. I need to get some clear idea of getting this sort of clustering up and running within a few months anyway. -- Paul Robinson ,--------------------------------------- Technical Director @ Akita | A computer lets you make more mistakes PO Box 604, Manchester, M60 3PR | than any other invention with the T: +44 (0) 161 228 6388 (F:6389)| possible exceptions of handguns and | Tequila - Mitch Ratcliffe `----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-cluster" in the body of the message