Table Of Contents - Red Hat CLUSTER SUITE FOR ENTERPRISE LINUX 4.7 Overview

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 ........................................................................... 5
3.2. Lock Management ............................................................................... 7
3.3. Fencing .............................................................................................. 7
3.4. Cluster Configuration System ..............................................................12
4. High-availability Service Management ............................................................14
5. Red Hat GFS ................................................................................................17
5.1. Superior Performance and Scalability ..................................................19
5.2. Performance, Scalability, Moderate Price .............................................19
5.3. Economy and Performance .................................................................20
6. Cluster Logical Volume Manager ....................................................................21
7. Global Network Block Device .........................................................................25
8. Linux Virtual Server .......................................................................................26
8.1. Two-Tier LVS Topology ......................................................................28
8.2. Three-Tier LVS Topology ....................................................................31
8.3. Routing Methods ................................................................................33
8.4. Persistence and Firewall Marks ...........................................................36
9. Cluster Administration Tools ..........................................................................37
9.1. Conga ...............................................................................................37
9.2. Cluster Administration GUI ..................................................................40
9.3. Command Line Administration Tools ...................................................43
10. Linux Virtual Server Administration GUI ........................................................45
10.1. CONTROL/MONITORING ................................................................45
10.2. GLOBAL SETTINGS ........................................................................47
10.3. REDUNDANCY ................................................................................48
10.4. VIRTUAL SERVERS ........................................................................49
2. Red Hat Cluster Suite Component Summary ..........................................................57
1. Cluster Components .....................................................................................57
2. Man Pages ...................................................................................................63
3. Compatible Hardware ....................................................................................65
Index .......................................................................................................................67
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