[FSUG-Bangalore] BOSUG : Introductory session on Open HA Cluster (24-Nov)

[S h i v]

A gentle reminder for tomorrow's session.

-Shiv


On Nov 19, 2007 8:26 PM, S h i v <shivakumar.gn at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Next BOSUG(Bangalore OpenSolaris User Group) session will be an
> "Introductory session on the Open HA Cluster". Open HA Cluster
> becoming available provides for some *very* interesting possibilities.
> This session should help us get going. Please see details below.
>
> Open HA Cluster:
> =============
> Open HA Cluster is the open source version of the from Sun
> Microsystem's Solaris Cluster software which is the best High
> Availability Solution for Solaris platform by virtue of the  tight
> integration  with Solaris Kernel.
> It is also the only free and open clustering solution from a leading vendor.
>
> The product is being open sourced in 3 phases and quarterly updates
> are released to coincide with SXDE releases.
>
> [1] the code that makes the applications highly available called
> Agents was open sourced in 7/07 under the aegis of Open HA Cluster
> community along with the cluster software built for Nevada.
>
> [2] The next phase will be the open sourcing of the Disaster recovery
> software called Geographic cluster and is tentatively scheduled for
> Dec'07 release.
>
> [3] The core components of the cluster software will be open sourced
> in 2008. These are available as free download right now.
>
>
> Why should you attend?
> ==================
> - Do you want to setup a High Availability cluster on your
> laptop/Desktop? (yes on a  laptop!)
> - Do you want to become a core contributor and leader in a community
> that provides high availability and DR solution for OpenSolaris
> technologies like xVM, ZFS etc?
> - Need an excellent opportunity to learn fault recovery mechanisms in
> depth and contribute to new technologies  at the same time ?
>
> If the answer to any of the above is "yes" you should consider attending.
>   - Discover many such interesting possibilities on attending the session!
>
>
> Who can attend:
> ===============
> User level familiarity with posix environment (Solaris,
> Linux,FreeBSD,...) is assumed.
> Knowledge of some application like Apache, MySQL will be a plus though
> not mandatory.
>
>
> About the speaker:
> =============
> Madhan Kumar B works in the Solaris Cluster Engineering team
> specializing in Data Services layer of Solaris Cluster and a regular
> contributor to the Open HA Cluster community.  He represents the
> Solaris Cluster team in various industry and academic conventions
> including Sun Tech Days.  His primary interests are system management
> tools and High Availability.
>
> He graduated from the University of Madras and worked for Oracle Corp
> in the Enterprise Manager and Networking tools team before joining Sun
> in 2005. He is also an avid blogger (http://blogs.sun.com/Maddy) and a
> good table tennis player!
>
> Date : 24-November, 2007 Saturday
> Time : 6pm to 8pm
> Venue: Himalaya Conference Room.
>            Sun Microsystems, Divyashree Chambers
>            Off Langford Road, (Near Richmond Circle)
>            Bangalore - 25
> (Routemap is attached)
>
> All those interested are welcome. Please confirm your attendance by
> replying to me on or before 23-Nov.
> Feel free to circulate it to interested friends and colleagues.
>
> regards
> Shiv
>