Heartbeat Clustering
basics of Clustering, advantages of Clustering and configuration of simple fail-over Cluster . Let’s start. What is a Cluster any way? Ans : A computer cluster is a group of linked computers , working together closely so that in many respects they form a single computer. The components of a cluster are commonly, but not always, connected to each other through fast local area networks. Clusters are usually deployed to improve performance and/or availability over that of a single computer, while typically being much more cost-effective than single computers of comparable speed or availability – www.wikipedia.org . Cluster terminology. Node : It’s one of the system/computer which participates with other systems to form a Cluster. Heartbeat : This a pulse kind of single which is send from all the nodes at regular intervals using a UDP packet so that each system will come to know the status of availability of other node. It’s a kind of door knocking activity like pinging...