Questions tagged [cluster]

discussion related to cluster mechanisms.

clustering is a way to share ressources between two or more hosts.

Ressources are usually IPs, disks and processes (web server, database)

Failure of a node will bring ressource to another.

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Setup linux cluster like Windows with CentOS or Ubuntu?

Along the lines of this MSDN article, how would you setup a pair of Ubuntu or CentOS (or RHEL) servers in a cluster so they appear to hosted applications as a single server, but will continue to work even if a node in the cluster becomes inoperable…
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How to extract the values of the resources specified in a PBS directive so that they can be mapped into other environment variables?

This question arises when trying to find a script in my host computing cluster that can allow more convenient management of quantum chemical calculations on Gaussian. The user manual of my host gives the following: Gaussian 09 offers an alternative…
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Rocks cluster slave spontaneous reset?

I am 'administering' a small cluster (4 nodes) based on Rocks Cluster. After a recent restart it appears that the slave nodes have all decided to spontaneously reinstall their operating systems, wiping their whole configuration, infiniband support,…
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