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| − | |Members=Danny Witberg
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| − | |Description=Make a mini VMware cluster
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| − | VMWare and virtual computing in general had many benefits over a physical server farm. One VMWare host can accomodate multiple virtual servers. Shared resources means better use of the actual hardware. In a cluster of hosts, several automation processes can be achieved such as auto restart upon failed VM, and automatic recovery after a failed host. To experiment with such a system, you will have to have a minimum of 3 host servers, and a shared storage system or datapool. My goal with this project is to set up the hardware in a mini 4U cluster system.
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| − | The cluster is comprised of 4 HP DL360G5 1U servers. They are fairly cheap to come by, can easily be upgraded and are compact. This is an overview of the 4 systems:
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| − | <UL><LI>Hardware platform: HP DL350 G5</LI>
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| − | <LI>CPU: 1x Quadcore Xeon E5420 2.5GHz 64 bit 6MB cache</LI>
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| − | <LI>Memory: 20GB PC2-5300F ECC Fully buffered memory</LI>
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| − | <LI>Harddisk: none installed</LI>
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| − | <LI>Network: 2xBCM5705 gigabit Ethernet with offload engine + 2x dual gigabit Intel PRO1000PT</LI>
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| − | <LI>Power: 2x 700W hotswap power supply</LI>
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| − | <LI>Optical drive: DVD/CD rewriter</LI>
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| − | <LI>Management port: ILO2 100Mbit Ethernet</LI>
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| − | <LI>Boot disk: 32GB USB drive</LI></UL>
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| − | 2)
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| − | <UL><LI>Hardware platform: HP DL350 G5</LI>
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| − | <LI>CPU: 1x Quadcore Xeon E5420 2.5GHz 64 bit 6MB cache</LI>
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| − | <LI>Memory: 20GB PC2-5300F ECC Fully buffered memory</LI>
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| − | <LI>Harddisk: none installed</LI>
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| − | <LI>Network: 2xBCM5705 gigabit Ethernet with offload engine + 2x dual gigabit Intel PRO1000PT</LI>
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| − | <LI>Power: 2x 700W hotswap power supply</LI>
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| − | <LI>Optical drive: DVD/CD rewriter</LI>
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| − | <LI>Management port: ILO2 100Mbit Ethernet</LI>
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| − | <LI>Boot disk: Todo: 32GB USB stick</LI></UL>
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| − | 3) Todo!
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| − | <UL><LI>Hardware platform: HP DL350 G5</LI>
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| − | <LI>CPU: for now: 1x Quadcore Xeon E5405 2GHz 64 bit 6MB cache DONE</LI>
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| − | <LI>Memory: 20GB PC2-5300F ECC Fully buffered memory DONE</LI>
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| − | </LI>Network: 2xBCM5705 gigabit Ethernet with offload engine + dual gigabit Intel PRO1000PT DONE</LI>
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| − | <LI>Harddisk: none</LI>
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| − | <LI>Management port: ILO2 100Mbit Ethernet</LI></UL>
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| − | 4) Todo!
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| − | <UL><LI>Hardware platform: HP DL350 G5</LI>
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| − | <LI>CPU: ????? T.B.D.</LI>
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| − | <LI>Memory: 16GB PC2-5300F ECC Fully buffered memory DONE</LI>
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| − | <LI>Network: 2xBCM5705 gigabit Ethernet with offload engine + dual gigabit Intel PRO1000PT DONE</LI>
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| − | <LI>Harddisk: 3-5x SATA 500-1000GB 7200RPM 2.5inch drive + 240GB SSD <-- Still open for suggestions</LI>
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| − | <LI>Management port: ILO2 100Mbit Ethernet</LI></UL>
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