On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:42:45 -0500 "Sam Fourman Jr." <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 6:36 AM, Norberto Meijome<[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:27:10 -0500 > > "Sam Fourman Jr." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I am also interested in using FreeBSD as the host in some grid/cloud > >> solution I am open to any Ideas anyone has. > > > > Hey Sam, > > do you have any particular grid/cloud/clustering solution in mind? I think > > that Sun's grid engine works in FBSD (it is present in ports)... > > > > /usr/ports > > $ make search info=grid\ engine > > > > There was a similar,but short discussion in this list around August 11th > > 2008, Subject 'cluster filesystem', mentioning things like hadoop + gluster > > on BSD. > > I know this thread has been dormant for quite some time, but I want to see if > anyone has any ideas how how we could do cloud hosting using FreeBSD > as the host system. > A better way to put it is a FreeBSD Based Amazon EC2. > > basically a bunch of FreeBSD servers, that are in a cluster, and could > host a bunch of > Xen Domu's . I am aware that FreeBSD does not yet have Xen dom0 support. > > but are there any other competing projects to xen that I am unaware of. > > Sam Fourman Jr. Hi Sam, i wish i had a definite answer for you.. my day job has pushed me straight into linux land again... anyway, some thoughts : - eucalyptus , a project that implements, AFAIK, cloud services (on linux), using XEN and/or KVM, API complaint with EC2. would it work w/fbsd? - KVM , there are some mentions of it being implemented as a freebsd kernel module. but not sure how to use it or if it works well. i'd love to hear what solution you come up with good luck, B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome Software isn't released.... it escapes. I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
