Book Description
The Linux Enterprise Cluster
explains how to take a number of inexpensive computers with limited
resources, place them on a normal computer network, and install free
software so that the computers act together like one powerful server.
This makes it possible to build a very inexpensive and reliable business system for a small business
or a large corporation. The book includes information on how to build a
high-availability server pair using the Heartbeat package, how to use
the Linux Virtual Server load balancing software, how to configure a reliable printing system in a Linux cluster environment, and how to build a job scheduling system in Linux
with no single point of failure. The book also includes information on
high availability techniques that can be used with or without a cluster,
making it helpful for System Administrators even if they are not
building a cluster. Anyone interested in deploying Linux in an environment where low cost computer reliability is important will find this book useful.
The CD-ROM includes the Linux kernel, ldirectord software, the Mon monitoring package, the Ganglia package, OpenSSH, rsync, SystemImager, Heartbeat, and all the figures and illustrations used in the book.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO THE LINUX SERVER
Chapter 1. Starting the Services
Chapter 2. Handling the Packets
Chapter 3. Compiling the Kernel
PART TWO: HIGH AVAILABILITY LINUX
Chapter 4. Synchronizing Servers with Rsync and SSH
Chapter 5. Cloning Systems with SystemImager
Chapter 6. Heartbeat Introduction and Theory
Chapter 7. A Sample Heartbeat Configuration
Chapter 8. Heartbeat Resources and Maintenance
Chapter 9. Stonith and Ipfail
PART THREE: CLUSTER THEORY AND PRACTICE
Chapter 10. The Ideal Cluster
Chapter 11. The Linux Virtual Server Introduction and Theory
Chapter 12. The Linux Virtual Server Network Address Translation Cluster
Chapter 13. The Linux Virtual Server Direct Routing Cluster
Chapter 14. LVS and Netfilter
Chapter 15. The High Availability Cluster
Chapter 16. The Cluster File System
PART FOUR: MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING
Chapter 17. Simple Network Management Protocol and Mon
Chapter 18. Batch Job Scheduling with Ganglia
Chapter 19. Cluster Maintenance and Operation
Chapter 20. Architecture of the Linux Enterprise. A Pictography Glossary
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Downloading Software
Appendix B. Introduction to VI
Appendix C. Tcpdump
Appendix D. Adding Network Interface Cards to Your System
Appendix E. Compiling Heartbeat from CVS
Appendix F. Compiling and Installing the Perl SNMP Package
Appendix G. Sample Mon Init Script for Red Hat
Appendix H. Kernel Options
Book Details
Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: No Starch Press (May 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593270364
ISBN-13: 978-1593270360