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Single point-of-control for distributed and clustered server management
Simplified use of IT resources
Designed for 24x7 access to data applications
Business continuity in the event of disaster
Cluster Systems Management (CSM) V1.4.1 for Linux on POWER is supported on the
OpenPower 710 servers running SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server Version 9 or later and Red
Hat Enterprise Server Version 3 or later. For hardware control, a Hardware Management
Console (HMC) is required.
For details on IBM cluster software for Linux see the following URL:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/clusters/library/linux.html
The Beowulf clustering technology and other open source and some commercial products
can be used to cluster POWER systems running Linux to provide compute or high-availability
clusters.
For details on Beowulf see the following URL:
http://www.beowulf.org
Myricom has the Myrinet switch available for Linux on IBM Eserver p5, pSeries, and
OpenPower systems. The Linux distributions that support the respective technologies also
support the Myrinet switch—specifically SLES 8 systems, SLES 9 systems, and RHEL AS 3
systems. It can be used as a high-speed interconnect to cluster systems of IBM Eserver p5,
pSeries, and OpenPower machines running Linux. Gigabit or 10/100 Ethernet connections
can also be used.
For details on Myricom see the following URL:
http://www.myri.com/
In the high-availability arena, IBM provides Tivoli® System Automation as one solution. This
product is based on technology from IBM's mainframe z/OS® and AIX 5L high-availability
products. Other third-party and open source solutions are also available.
For details on Tivoli System Automation see the following URL:
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/sys-auto-linux/
For details on operating systems supported with Tivoli System Automation, see the following
URL:
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/sys-auto-linux/platforms.html
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