Installation guide

Introduction .............................................................................................................. vii
1. Document Conventions ................................................................................ viii
2. Feedback ......................................................................................................ix
1. Red Hat Cluster Suite Overview .............................................................................. 1
1. Cluster Basics ................................................................................................ 1
2. Red Hat Cluster Suite Introduction .................................................................. 2
3. Cluster Infrastructure ...................................................................................... 4
3.1. Cluster Management ........................................................................... 4
3.2. Lock Management ............................................................................... 5
3.3. Fencing .............................................................................................. 6
3.4. Cluster Configuration System ..............................................................10
4. High-availability Service Management ............................................................12
5. Red Hat GFS ................................................................................................15
5.1. Superior Performance and Scalability ..................................................17
5.2. Performance, Scalability, Moderate Price .............................................17
5.3. Economy and Performance .................................................................18
6. Cluster Logical Volume Manager ....................................................................19
7. Global Network Block Device .........................................................................23
8. Linux Virtual Server .......................................................................................24
8.1. Two-Tier LVS Topology ......................................................................26
8.2. Three-Tier LVS Topology ....................................................................29
8.3. Routing Methods ................................................................................31
8.4. Persistence and Firewall Marks ...........................................................34
9. Cluster Administration Tools ..........................................................................35
9.1. Conga ...............................................................................................35
9.2. Cluster Administration GUI ..................................................................38
9.3. Command Line Administration Tools ...................................................41
10. Linux Virtual Server Administration GUI ........................................................42
10.1. CONTROL/MONITORING ................................................................43
10.2. GLOBAL SETTINGS ........................................................................45
10.3. REDUNDANCY ................................................................................46
10.4. VIRTUAL SERVERS ........................................................................47
2. Red Hat Cluster Suite Component Summary ..........................................................55
1. Cluster Components .....................................................................................55
2. Man Pages ...................................................................................................60
3. Compatible Hardware ....................................................................................63
Index .......................................................................................................................65
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