Re: Remote administration of a 2-node sun cluster running Solaris 5.8

From: mario (big.bytes_at_gmail.com)
Date: 01/31/05


Date: 30 Jan 2005 17:34:02 -0800


Kevin Says:

>> I would have to agree with Rich, If you are asking these que­stions
you are
>> not ready to administer a stand-alone system, let alone a cl­uster.

I disagree. I have administered VMS clusters for over a decade. In any
case I did not ask for 'common sense'. I asked for technical info

>>There are MANY aspects to consider in remote administration ­of UNIX
>> systems and it would take more space than a post allows to l­ist
them all
>> in detail.

Like what? Thats exactly what I want to know. Please share it. Keep it
brief if you feel there is too much to post. Or point me to resources.

>> My recomendation would be to pass on this one and take on a
­smaller
>> project first, with a non-production system so you can work
­through the
>> details and figure out what is/will be needed.

Its no big deal as I said. I have supported VMS clusters (although not
remote). I am specifically asking for technical information related to
remote administration. C'mon it can't be that hard to share some useful
info?

>> Also, because each company is different, systems are setup
d­ifferently,
>> etc. It would be difficult for anyone to propose a "solid"
s­olution for
>> you.

Pointers are all I am asking for. Not a complete and solid solution or
proposal.

rgds