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One-Machine Linux Cluster

Posted by chrisd on from the chroot-is-so-old-skool dept.

An AC wrote: Forget Beowulf ? clusters, Jacques Gelinas has made available a kernel patch to enable many virtual servers running on the same machine, even the same kernel. Read his original message posted to the Linux kernel list." Imagine what this will mean for hosting companies...

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  1. Someone doesnt understand the reason for a cluster by Darth+Turbogeek · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I always thought the point of a Cluster is desgined to add machines and combine into a "virtual" machine, that has much more porcessing power and disk capabilities than a single standalone box.

    Thence, this may be a good idea for adding virtual machines, say for additional processes and purposes, but a cluster in the way I unsderstand it, ie putting two or more cheaper machines together to make one much, much more powerful "virtual" one.

    BUT, combining this WITH a hardware cluster - now that is a good and worthwhile idea.

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  2. Behold, the power of Open Source... by fanatic · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...one programmer scratches an itch and we all get a possibly incredibly useful utility. (And yes, I know Linux is actually Free [being GPL'd], rather than just Open Source - but Free is a subset of Open Source and Open Source lets this happen.) Try that in Windows - nyahh!

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  3. Why ask why? by Mdog · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I am displeased to see so many of you people replying and asking why this would be a good idea.

    The point is that this is *l337*. *That* is the point.

    If there happens to be a practical application, that is completely secondary. :)

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  4. Re:Pointless? by brechin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Unless this is highly optimized, why not just use VMWare?

  5. FreeBSD has been doing this for some time by lpontiac · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Jump onto a FBSD system and "man jail"

  6. Gotta do it by praedor · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Imagine a cluster of beowulf clusters - each system running multiple instances of linux!

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  7. Imagine ... by pseen · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Imagine a Beowolf cluster of these!

  8. Re:Very Useful by Surak · · Score: 0, Redundant

    (Goodbye Karma)

    Yes, this is a good thing.

    Yeah, just imagine if you had a BEOWULF CLUSTER of these things!!!!

    C'mon, someone had to say it!!!

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