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Originally Posted by ddenton
One thing I'm not totally clear on is Heartbeat's role as part of HA Linux. Is it merely a component of the larger program, or is it the newest version of the program?
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Heartbeat is the core of the Linux HA project: any other related software may be optional (or better, you have alternatives), but heartbeat is the one which take care of monitoring the status of the nodes and take the proper action in case of failures.
All the packaged software is developed on and suited for SuSE/OpenSUSE but you may consider to build your own RPM from the source code (it contains a spec file) or from the source RPM.
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Also, how does Redhat's Cluster Suite match up to HA linux for features, durability, and ease of installation and management?
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I don't know about Redhat's cluster suite, but I can tell you that at the beginning it was not easy for me to understand the whole scenario by reading the documentation on the Linux HA website. But once I tried to install it became clear. Now, the whole configuration is based on XML (see CIB - Cluster Information Base) and once configured the system is easy to manage and monitor. Also, if you want to give it a try, consider to subscribe to their very active mailing list.