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Using Xen for High Availability Clusters Publish Date: Feb. 5, 2008
Virtualization is one approach that you can take to implementing clusters. But you still have to arrange to handle failures in a high-availability environment. Here's one solution, using Xen.
An Introduction to openQRM Publish Date: Feb. 8, 2007
Virtualization saves you the headache of managing lots of separate machines. Unfortunately, lots of virtualization can give you the headache of managing lots and lots of images. The openQRM project intends to change that. Kris Buytaert demonstrates how to simplify the administration of virtual machines in a production environment.
Building a High-Availability MySQL Cluster Publish Date: Feb. 16, 2006
Serious business services really can't go down, whether due to hardware or software failures. If your necessary services rely on MySQL, clustering and high availability can prevent failures. Kris Buytaert shows how his group recently used MySQL Cluster and Heartbeat to provide redundant, failure-proof replication and availability of their data.
Linux Virtualization with Xen Publish Date: Jan. 26, 2006
Virtualization is an old idea--running multiple distinct operating systems atop a powerful box has a lot of advantages. Xen is a new virtualization platform. Despite its youth, its Linux support is very good. Kris Buytaert explains the basics of virtualization and shows how to configure and install Xen and to create new virtual machines.
Introducing openMosix Publish Date: Feb. 19, 2004
What does your computer do when you're not around? Chances are, not much. Why not spread some of the computing burden around? As Kris Buytaert explains, openMosix is a version of Linux that handles most of the hard work for you, leaving you to enjoy better resource usage across all of your computers.
