This article describes the HA-OSCAR architecture and features, and
demonstrates how to set up a highly available Linux cluster using the first
beta release of HA-OSCAR version 1.0.
Introduction
In 2002, Ibrahim Haddad, Chokchai Leangsuksun, and Stephen L. Scott
established the HA-OSCAR (High Availability OSCAR) project with a primary
goal of leveraging the existing OSCAR (Open Source Cluster Application
Resources) technology while providing high-availability and scalability
capabilities for Linux clusters. The OCG (Open Cluster Group) recognized the
project as an official working group, along with the current OSCAR and
Thin-OSCAR (diskless cluster) working groups.
The anticipated users of the HA-OSCAR technology are members of the
telecommunications industry and other i... (more)