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Oracle's GPL Linux Firewire Clustering

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-a-bad-idea dept.

Smoking writes "It seems that Oracle just released libraries to allow low cost Linux clustering solutions using firewire... Aside from the coolness factor (imagine a beowulf cluster of DV cameras...) it's quite new for Oracle to release GPL software. They also seem to include really useful tools for NIC failover, Wizard building framework and integration of the cluster into Gnome (via a gnomevfs plugin)."

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  1. Re:Cheap! by DuBois · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Not to mention the fact that FireWire is mostly self-configuring. I've not seen a self-configuring Fibre Channel anything.

    My office-mate just spent a week attempting to configure a Brocade-switched Fibre Channel setup for HACMP. In his defense, it was his first attempt at such.

    Everything I've ever heard about Fibre Channel reminds me of something Rube Goldberg threw together.

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  2. Firewire isn't just for DV! by coene · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I dont know why every time Firewire is brought up, someone mentions it in relation to DV.. DV is one of the simpler uses for Firewire, the real treasure is in its ability to link ALMOST ANYTHING!

    This really is very cool stuff, and although I'm as suprised as everyone else about Oracle releasing open-source software (GPL nonetheless), it's another huge step forward.

    Things like this piss off Microsoft to the Nth degree. That rocks!

  3. Red Hat to use Oracle's cluster software by bstadil · · Score: 5, Interesting
    There is more Oracle news announced. This was just posted over at InfoWorld. Me thinks its as much a blocking move towards .NET, see below.

    From article.

    : Linux backers are working to strengthen the OS and bring it closer to competing with the proprietary versions of Unix that currently dominate the data center. Adding a clustered file system into Red Hat Linux is another step toward this larger goal.

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  4. hmm, not much there by jpc · · Score: 5, Interesting

    After going through the crappy registration process, what do I find: not much at all.

    The (code not available) firewire stuff is a fix to allow sharing of firewrire disks. Which has been in the kernel for quite some time (perhaps they submitted it), but it is hardly radical (couple of lines of code, if your hardware happens to support it).

    Seems more like a PR announcement to me.

  5. Re:Cheap! by JabberWokky · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Yes, but for some applications dropping $12k into the budget is not possible, and yet something similar at a lower cost would be ideal. Heck, this is cheaper than shared SCSI using brand name equipment. Not a bad compromise between speed and cost.

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