Red Hat and (the former) Sistina Software are pleased to announce that
we will host a two day kickoff workshop on GFS and Cluster
Infrastructure in Minneapolis, July 29 and 30, not too long after
OLS. We call this the "Cluster Summit" because it goes well
beyond GFS, and is really about building a comprehensive cluster
infrastructure for Linux, which will hopefully be a reality by the time
Linux 2.8 arrives. If we want that, we have to start now, and we
have to work like fiends, time is short. We offer as a starting
point, functional code for a half-dozen major, generic cluster
subsystems that Sistina has had under development for several years.
This means not just a cluster filesystem, but cluster logical volume
management, generic distributed locking, cluster membership services,
node fencing, user space utilities, graphical interfaces and
more. Of course, it's all up for peer review. Everybody is
invited, and yes, that includes OCFS and Lustre folks too. Speaking as
an honorary OpenGFS team member, we will be there in force.
Unfortunately, space is limited. We feel we can accommodate about
fifty people comfortably. Registration is first come, first
served. The price is: Free! (Of course.)
Let's set our sights on making Linux 2.8 a true cluster operating
system.
Update: We are getting close to
full. We hope to provide a voip meeting room for overseas remote
attendees, and conference call dialins for key sessions. Further
updates will be posted on these pages.