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sc_2111
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Linux Cluster

To configure a cluster between 2 linux VM is it mandatory to use RDM as in MSCS ?

Is there a paper on how to configure cluster between 2 linux VM ?

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Paul_Lalonde
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No, Linux clusters don't specifically require RDM.

Most Linux clusters use cluster filesystems such as Lustre or RedHat GFS. Generally, your "front end" (host) nodes will communicate with a storage node via a network transport (ie. iSCSI, GNBD) so an RDM mapping isn't completely necessary.

Check out:

http://www.redhat.com/software/rha/gfs/

http://www.clusterfs.com/

Regards,

Paul

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sc_2111
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So can I start creating a cluster-in-a-box with 2 VM on the same ESX host using a "shared"" vmdk on a SAN DS and later , when a second ESX host is been available vmotion one VM to the second host ?

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Paul_Lalonde
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Yes... provided that the Linux VMs include some form of clustered filesystem.

Paul