Chapter 11Using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Clustering Options

This book is about Novell Cluster Services (NCS), and that’s not the same as the native Linux clustering options included in SUSE Linux. Because, however, in some circumstances it may be useful to use these native Linux options anyway, this chapter provides a quick guide to the setup of such a cluster

Heartbeat Versus Novell Cluster Services

Without any doubt, in large business environments NCS is the better choice to provide high availability for business-critical services. There are various advantages offered by NCS as compared to the Linux Heartbeat software. Among these advantages, one of the most important is the inclusion of the entire configuration in eDirectory; ...

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