I want to use it for a mixture of web-hosting, virtual servers, etc. but also for running a new online game. I want to ensure (as much as is possible) that a system fails for whatever reason the workload running on it is automatically redistributed across the remaining systems.
A. On 10/09/2007, Jason Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 10, 2007, at 8:01 AM, Adrian Fisher wrote: > > > Hello there, > > > > Does OpenBSD support virtualisation where multiple computers > > operate as one > > single virtual system rather than just one system running as multiple > > virtual systems? I am thinking of buying a series of blade systems > > which I > > want to run as one single system to offer redundancy for increased > > reliability. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which would be > > the most > > suitable ones to choose? I know Sun advertise Solaris as being > > capable of > > this but don't yet know about xBSD. I rather like Sun Microsystems > > kit but > > have yet to decide which I will go for. It will be used for a high > > volume > > network so will need something with a high bandwidth capacity. > > There are clustering features in OpenBSD (e.g. CARP) and in ports, > but it doesn't support a "whole-system" method of clustering. It > would help to know what you're trying to support via aggregation and > redundancy (bandwidth, databases, application servers, etc). > > By the way, what happens when your blade chassis craps out? ;) > > --- > Jason Dixon > DixonGroup Consulting > http://www.dixongroup.net
