Has anyone tried a cluser configuration ?

[John Wendel]

gb spam wrote:
>>   I'm trying to build a cluster using a DELL PowerVault 220S and two DELL
>>PE2650 servers with PERC 3/DC controllers. I've found some info on the Red Hat
>>site about a $500 per node Cluster Suite (plus $ for ES or AS subscription per
>>node) - but very little on how it is actually set up. Is there anyone out there
>>who has any experience with this sort of thing under FC ?
> 
> 
> That clustering s/w is not available for FC.  Its pretty good,
> although its only a high availability cluster (if a node goes down,
> its jobs will get picked up by another node).  We use it at work, but
> I have not configured it myself so I'm a little shakey on the exact
> details but I seem to remember that you need SAN storage to make it
> effective.  IMO its quite expensive for what it is, but my company is
> happy to shell the cash out for it.
> 


If you're asking about a compute cluster, take a look at 
<http://www.clustermatic.org> for a Fedora based HPC cluster.

John