From owner-freebsd-cluster@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 7 01:05:19 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 659B8106567E; Thu, 7 Aug 2008 01:05:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Peter.Ross@alumni.tu-berlin.de) Received: from mail.lonelyplanet.com.au (mail.lonelyplanet.com.au [203.166.32.192]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E06B8FC2A; Thu, 7 Aug 2008 01:05:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Peter.Ross@alumni.tu-berlin.de) Received: from Garuda.lpint.net ([10.61.0.88]) by mail.lonelyplanet.com.au with InterScan Message Security Suite; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:18:15 +1000 Received: from klein.bigpond.com ([10.61.20.113]) by Garuda.lpint.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:17:22 +1000 Received: from klein.bigpond.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])by klein.bigpond.com (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m770HQan001567; Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:17:32 +1000 (EST)(envelope-from Peter.Ross@alumni.tu-berlin.de) Received: from localhost (petros@localhost)by klein.bigpond.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) with ESMTP id m770HCns001564;Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:17:26 +1000 (EST)(envelope-from Peter.Ross@alumni.tu-berlin.de) X-Authentication-Warning: klein.au.lpint.net: petros owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:17:12 +1000 (EST) From: Peter Ross X-X-Sender: petros@klein.bigpond.com To: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <4899D194.6000804@optiksecurite.com> Message-ID: <20080807100821.U1526@klein.bigpond.com> References: <4898065A.5080008@powerzone.net.au> <4899C919.1060903@passagen.se><4899D194.6000804@optiksecurite.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Aug 2008 00:17:22.0314 (UTC) FILETIME=[F6327EA0:01C8F822] X-imss-version: 2.051 X-imss-result: Passed X-imss-scanInfo: M:P L:E SM:0 X-imss-tmaseResult: TT:0 TS:0.0000 TC:00 TRN:0 TV:5.5.1027(16078.003) X-imss-scores: Clean:64.80446 C:2 M:3 S:5 R:5 X-imss-settings: Baseline:2 C:1 M:2 S:2 R:1 (0.1500 0.1500) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: High Availability FreeBSD www cluster X-BeenThere: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Clustering FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:05:19 -0000 Hi, Michael Christie wrote: > I want to cluster some freeBSD servers, The purpose of this is to learn. > I would like to run some basic services like www and mail on a test > network. I would like to set up the servers so if one server falls over > the other will take over the services automatically, load balanceing would > be good as well. I have googled, I could be looking in the wrong place , > there seems not to be much in regard to seting up freebsd in a cluster, > lots on linux. I have looked at the High Availability Linux project , I > see on the front page that it will run on freebsd. > > So I am a bit lost and i am wanting to learn how to cluster freebsd web > and mail servers, I have looked at Beowulf clusters, which seem to give > computers more grunt, Can some on on the list please advise me on what > clustering softwhere i need to get started and if the High Availability > Linux project softwhere will do the job. pound (/usr/ports/www/pound) can be used on HTTP(S) level. >From pkg-descr: The Pound program is a reverse proxy, load balancer and HTTPS front-end for Web server(s). Pound was developed to enable distributing load among several Web-servers, and to allow for a convenient SSL wrapper for those Web servers that do not offer it natively. Pound is distributed under the GPL - no warranty, it's free to use, copy and give away. WWW: http://www.apsis.ch/pound/ - Anders Nordby Regards Peter