Pro Linux High Availability Clustering

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. High Availability Clustering and Its Architecture

   • Sander van Vugt

   Pages 1-7

3. Configuring Storage

   • Sander van Vugt

   Pages 9-26

4. Configuring the Membership Layer

   • Sander van Vugt

   Pages 27-36

5. Understanding Pacemaker Architecture and Management

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   Pages 37-49

6. Configuring Essential Cluster Settings

   • Sander van Vugt

   Pages 51-69

7. Clustering Resources

   • Sander van Vugt

   Pages 71-85

8. Clustering Storage

   • Sander van Vugt

   Pages 87-95

9. Performing Daily Cluster Management Tasks

   • Sander van Vugt

   Pages 97-108

10. Creating an Open Source SAN

    • Sander van Vugt

    Pages 109-120

11. Use Case: Creating a Solution for Xen/KVM High Availability

    • Sander van Vugt

    Pages 121-132

12. Use Case: Configuring a Load-Balanced Mail Front End with a Database Back End

    • Sander van Vugt

    Pages 133-139

13. Back Matter

    Pages 141-144

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Pro Linux High Availability Clustering teaches you how to implement this fundamental Linux add-on into your business. Linux High Availability Clustering is needed to ensure the availability of mission critical resources. The technique is applied more and more in corporate datacenters around the world. While lots of documentation about the subject is available on the internet, it isn't always easy to build a real solution based on that scattered information, which is often oriented towards specific tasks only. Pro Linux High Availability Clustering explains essential high-availability clustering components on all Linux platforms, giving you the insight to build solutions for any specific case needed.

In this book four common cases will be explained:

• Configuring Apache for high availability
• Creating an Open Source SAN based on DRBD, iSCSI and HA clustering
• Setting up a load-balanced web server cluster with a back-end, highly-available database
• Setting up a KVM virtualization platform with high-availability protection for a virtual machine.

With the knowledge you'll gain from these real-world applications, you'll be able to efficiently apply Linux HA to your work situation with confidence.

Author Sander Van Vugt teaches Linux high-availability clustering on training courses, uses it in his everyday work, and now brings this knowledge to you in one place, with clear examples and cases. Make the best start with HA clustering with Pro Linux High Availability Clustering at your side.

Sander van Vugt is an independent trainer and consultant, living in the Netherlands and working throughout the European Union. He specializes in Linux and Novell systems, and has worked with both for more than 10 years. Besides being a trainer, he is also an author, having written more than 20 books and hundreds of technical articles. He is a Master Certified Novell Instructor (MCNI) and holds LPIC-1 and -2 certificates, as well as all important Novell certificates.

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