“VA Linux Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNUX), the world’s Linux
leader, today announced the availability of VACM 2.0, the latest
official release of VA Cluster Manager software. VACM is a
powerful, flexible Open Source software tool that is designed to
enable easy remote monitoring and management of large clusters of
hundreds of servers, whether they are all located under one roof or
distributed across ISP data centers around the world.”
“Support and implementation of VACM 2.0 is available through VA
Linux Professional Services’ Internet Architecture and Custom
Engineering Practices. VACM (pronounced “vacuum”) can also be
downloaded from SourceForge at vacm.sourceforge.net.”
“The deployment of large clusters of Linux servers by ASPs, ISPs
and other service providers is expected to grow rapidly over the
next two to three years, and the problem of managing these servers
will continue to grow,” said Bill Claybrook, research director for
Linux and Open Source software, Aberdeen Group. “User-friendly,
Linux distribution-independent cluster management tools, such as
VACM software, will play a critical role in solving these
problems.”