Table Of Contents - Red Hat CLUSTER SUITE FOR ENTERPRISE LINUX 5.1 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 ............................................................................... 6
3.3. Fencing .............................................................................................. 6
3.4. Cluster Configuration System ..............................................................11
4. High-availability Service Management ............................................................13
5. Red Hat GFS ................................................................................................16
5.1. Superior Performance and Scalability ..................................................18
5.2. Performance, Scalability, Moderate Price .............................................18
5.3. Economy and Performance .................................................................19
6. Cluster Logical Volume Manager ....................................................................20
7. Global Network Block Device .........................................................................24
8. Linux Virtual Server .......................................................................................25
8.1. Two-Tier LVS Topology ......................................................................27
8.2. Three-Tier LVS Topology ....................................................................30
8.3. Routing Methods ................................................................................32
8.4. Persistence and Firewall Marks ...........................................................35
9. Cluster Administration Tools ..........................................................................36
9.1. Conga ...............................................................................................36
9.2. Cluster Administration GUI ..................................................................39
9.3. Command Line Administration Tools ...................................................42
10. Linux Virtual Server Administration GUI ........................................................43
10.1. CONTROL/MONITORING ................................................................44
10.2. GLOBAL SETTINGS ........................................................................46
10.3. REDUNDANCY ................................................................................47
10.4. VIRTUAL SERVERS ........................................................................48
2. Red Hat Cluster Suite Component Summary ..........................................................57
1. Cluster Components .....................................................................................57
2. Man Pages ...................................................................................................62
3. Compatible Hardware ....................................................................................65
Index .......................................................................................................................67
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