Exactly. That is why I recommend identical hardware. May save some headaches. With windows 2000 advanced server, it is a lot easier then nt 4.0 server. I have to admit that.
BTW Hilary Cotter: That is another point, you will need the advanced server to make a cluster and you will need the enterprise edition of whatever software you are trying to cluster. -----Original Message----- From: Flanagan, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:52 AM To: MSWinNT Discussions Subject: RE: Poor Man's Cluster It's not what I'd call easy on identical hardware either, could be worth the work, but not easy. ;') +__________________________________________+ "There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and [Unix] BSD. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." -Jeremy S. Anderson Kevin M. Flanagan C/S Planning Engineer III IT Systems Implementation Branch Banking & Trust 3261 Atlantic Ave Suite 116 Raleigh, NC 27604 919-716-6209 > -----Original Message----- > From: Ed Esgro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:45 AM > To: MSWinNT Discussions > Subject: RE: Poor Man's Cluster > > > It is a heck of a lot easier to accomplish if you have > identical hardware. I have never attempted to do a cluster > with non-identical hardware, but I know it isn't as easy. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hilary Cotter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:10 AM > To: MSWinNT Discussions > Subject: Poor Man's Cluster > > I am trying to build a cluster in my basement. > > I am thinking about cobbling it together from used parts from > ebay, and have decided that I need two 2 scsi controllers > (AHA2940 or so), and then an external drive array that has > two independent SCSI busses on it. > > Before I shell out the $500 bucks or so to purchase this can > any one give me any advise on whether this will work, and > support Win2k clustering in an active/active topology? > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
