On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 17:24 -0800, Mike Papper wrote: > I know that GFS and the Linux Cluser are available on red Hat Enterprise > as well as CentOS and Fedora. I believe the cost of RH is very large > ($1000 per client for RHEL plus another $2200 per client for the cluster > software) and I am seeking an alternative... > > I would appreciate feedback concerning these items: > > 1) is the CentOS or Fedora Core 6 version of Cluster "production ready" CentOS 4 probably is fine; FC6 packages are maybe not quite as stable (yet) as the release on CentOS 4 or RHEL 4. Of course, use the latest packages in any case, and definitely report bugs you find. (Obligatory note: if you need someone to call if it breaks, you still might want to consider RHEL + RHGFS.) > 2) Does anyone have an experience that they can share using these other > OS to install and configure GFS? I think it's part of the FC6 install. > 3) If I use CentOS and add the Linux Cluster (I am talking about the > link on their site to download GFS et al.) what is involved (assuming > that I can start with the latest Cent OS) in terms of installation to > make it work? There should be no tricks; installation should "just work" in all of the cases you mentioned. > 4) Similar to above but with Fedora Core 6 - what extra work do I need > to do to install Linux Cluster + GFS (I', referring to things like > recompiling the kernel, putting in a kernel patch, installing RPMs etc.). WRT FC6... Configuration should be similar to either of the previous versions. The FAQ should have lots of relevant information, as well. -- Lon -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster
