Depends on what you're doing with it to make it challenging or not. The old Linux-HA had a very steep learning curve that isn't there as much anymore. A decent level of networking knowledge is required but the documentation is now excellent and with the CRM shell, Pacemaker is a lot easier to work with.
At the moment it is a great opportunity - the technology isn't widely known and people seem to get very scared when you start talking about what it does. It means you can deliver great solutions for very low costs and you're seen as very capable for understanding it, or at least making it work. But you shouldn't worry about how difficult configuring it is for other people. If you can read the documentation, understand it and configure it correctly then all management should be interested in is the result. As you can get great results quickly and cheaply then they should have no cause to complain and every cause to give you a pay rise :) It won't be long until Pacemaker gets more exposure and then suddenly every man and his dog is using and configuring it. Until then it's great to have a technology you can rely upon to give you great results and make you look good in the process.. Darren -----Original Message----- From: Fraser Doswell [mailto:doswe...@acanac.net] Sent: 05 December 2009 03:56 To: pacemaker@oss.clusterlabs.org Subject: [Pacemaker] I Like This But... While pacemaker is great, the process of configuring it is still challenging - the pieces seem to be everywhere. As a consultant, this is a great opportunity - pull the pieces together and make it all work. But, any normal systems admin with a micr****-addicted manager breathing down their neck will have a hard time using this software. I was in the trenches once - and understand why they may not always read the docs. Someone is always interrupting - any time of the day! Nonetheless, systems admins - please start at the beginning. Doing too much too fast creates a house of cards that is not understood. And read, read, read... THIS WILL TAKE TIME - THERE IS NO WAY AROUND IT The software is already better than the competition. Keep up the great work! Fraser Doswell Addington I&R Inc. _______________________________________________ Pacemaker mailing list Pacemaker@oss.clusterlabs.org http://oss.clusterlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/pacemaker _______________________________________________ Pacemaker mailing list Pacemaker@oss.clusterlabs.org http://oss.clusterlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/pacemaker
