Cluster Server OS Suggestions

Operating Systems & Open Source Open Source & Web-Based
1

Hi,

 

Im building a VM server cluster (or trying to!)  I have used Proxmox in the past and dabbled in ESXi etc but I am looking for an opensource solution.

Proxmox would be my choice normally but they seemed to have moved to a subscription based model for their latest build, and now im looking for an alternative, I have a VM with opennode installed but this seems like its is still in its infancy and I would like something a little more polished.

I did come across something called opennebula which I am going to have a play with soon but thought I would see what some the Tek (tech) Guru's using/recommend.

 

Cheers

2

You could look at SmartOS. It's more cloud than cluster but it is something interesting and different anyway.

3

I once heard of something called Beowolf maybe see what you can dig up about it

4

Haha Beowulf clusters... http://coen.boisestate.edu/ece/files/2013/05/Creating.a.Raspberry.Pi-Based.Beowulf.Cluster_v2.pdf

5

Well I guess it shows how much I know about servers :P

6

thanks Freq I will take a look, havent heard of beowulf in a while reminds of the first time I saw this bad boy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqB01Cp_wPM