[Linux-cluster] Announce: Node Assassin - Open hardware cluster fence device

[Fabio M. Di Nitto]

On 4/20/2010 5:35 AM, Digimer wrote:
> On 10-04-19 11:26 PM, Fabio M. Di Nitto wrote:

>>>    It fully implements the FenceAgentAPI, including independent sensing
>>> of a Node's on/off status. There is a simple installer and uninstaller
>>> that has been tested on CentOS 5.x and should work on any system
>>> supporting Red Hat style clustering.
>>
>> Do you think we can work out a merge strategy to be able to ship
>> fence_na directly withing cluster releases? I´d love to see it
>> integrated right away.
> 
> I've been trying to get in touch with someone at Red Hat do accomplish
> this very thing. With luck, I will find the right person soon. I
> designed the software with Red Hat in mind, so hopefully it will be a
> simple task.

All relevant people were already in CC to my reply :) So there we are..

>>>    If you don't want to build your own, I am working with an embedded
>>> systems engineer in the hope of having pre-built units available in the
>>> next few months. They will support 8 to 64 nodes each depending on the
>>> model. If you think you would be interested in this, please let me know.
>>> Whether these see the light of day or not largely depends on the
>>> feedback I get.
>>
>> Well if you get around to build them, please let me know. I am
>> interested in a bunch of them ;)
>>
>> Cheers
>> Fabio
> 
> Thank you for the interest! We're hoping to have them ready before too
> long. If I know someone wants a bunch, it will motivate me to get it
> done that much sooner!

I´d be happy to get a 32/64 ports setup (if the price is reasonable).
Mostly.. I´ll never have the time to build it myself. Nevermind my
super-rusty skills to assemble electronic components ;)

Cheers
Fabio