“Mission Critical Linux, Inc. today announced the immediate
availability of Convolo Cluster Version 1.2, the only Linux
cluster solution on the market that fully supports Network File
System (NFS) failover. By incorporating such critical
functionality into their advanced cluster technology, Mission
Critical Linux, Inc. brings yet another business-critical solution
to the enterprise.”
“A prominent innovator in Linux cluster technology, Mission
Critical Linux, Inc. launched the first Linux-specific cluster
solution that provided high availability while guaranteeing data
integrity. Convolo Version 1.2 is being released on the heels of
the first version, and signals the continued strong commitment the
company is making to high availability Linux solutions for the
enterprise. Full NFS failover support, including support for NFS
locking protocols and the complete set of authentication and
privileges, addresses the stringent requirements of Linux
deployments, which require continuous network filesystem
access.”
“The Convolo cluster is built from the ground up on Linux, and
is certified on all major Linux distributions. The shared storage
architecture supports SCSI and Fibre Channel, complete Quorum-based
data integrity, active-passive and active-active failover
configurations, highly available NFS and Apache services and out of
the box database applications such as Oracle, DB2, MySQL, and NFS.
In addition, Mission Critical Linux, Inc. has qualified their
cluster on the IA-32 and IA-64 architectures.”