# Tools for configuring and maintaining a cluster **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES High Availability Extension\ **Created:** [October 11, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/tools-for-configuring-and-maintaining-a-cluster/23180 "2012-10-11T04:56:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![firibarne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@firibarne](https://forums.suse.com/u/firibarne)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/tools-for-configuring-and-maintaining-a-cluster/23180/1 "2012-10-11T04:56:20Z")
Hello, I am planning to build a linux cluster of about 30 PC’s in size. Since I have been a suse user for a long time now, I intend to install Suse Linux Enterprise Server as OS. I was wondering whether there are any specific tools developed by suse to ease the configuration (network, compilers, MPI, etc.) and maintenance/administration of the cluster. I will appreciate any help here cos I´m kind of new to the whole cluster thing. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/tools-for-configuring-and-maintaining-a-cluster/23180/2 "2012-10-11T16:42:14Z")
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Have you gone through the documentation and media for the High Availability Extension (HAE) for SLES? If so are there tools/steps beyond this that you’d like? The purpose of the HAE stuff is to make clustering as robust and straight-forward as possible, and since it’s specific to SLES it’s probably right up your alley. Good luck. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - [http://www.enigmail.net/](http://www.enigmail.net/) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJQdsy0AAoJEF+XTK08PnB5cusP/RYlcME5NVVI029m+f3b3l74 3ein2dkl8T8o46zzT2tXU7Ni0jm3rukThM5PbtakSEP7P4OV6qLm2aoEiciyMmYf jkpHEgqNb/+eYZ5RAx4xUbNvKqogdArLSBv4jwd2Rc8UC4FAMdsRlHbeJMmtloWE 3CLDisvschz/Qqjj7kK3u2RoEGEqOxpyR80z2DMcgjmvw1QjuD+vOgh1Oosfu/tP 300OsKoOBgkkblXgIaQCyjyklydfRDQ8ldO1CCniKesu2TU8oK8qrHl+A7ENNLkC 0RsCS7YEV2XQn9peSszRkT+fKm0nRWt0xS5VBm9/V2cqG7+taucgiKtf+2KY+5D0 HuYkPSET6czr66vpS2QgbPJrdSNt/4vgFtr1SqJN+bVDdws9zCa4ptw9MHRhXysq dgG5GqU/udgvWKanIZBs94PtJvIHIEmGEsNCf+jDP/WIWb/MI44CLRsRsms3V9AP m0CvxRp+sV/x4Q7t+NjAdyxKVl6SHIRbHhxGb0SV7K11aganWYyGSQyfYkTsI99s KcKLmEWWrylakEe+N0mNrbURwRF519OLFleJIduOP+gYHB+eW0+MdDf5NwSJHFTt kd8YdXydySdYGGZJPYUNfzfxDt5JFTACXtRBfMEYmp00V6ar+M1Bj3kJrwzX1tsG JGvRlL8JUuEcLQ5fFdhr =EAeo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/tools-for-configuring-and-maintaining-a-cluster/23180/3 "2012-10-11T17:02:29Z")
Yes HAE, I agree. However, clustering is complicated and diverse. And this is my own personal experience… that is, that you have to look at how HAE works and whether or not it fits your clustering needs. In my case, a generic clustering solution didn’t work for me. For me, I was looking at a very reliable failover NAS scenario, but the roadblocks for implementation of that were many and ultimately, I removed HAE from the equation. ---
**Author:** ![firibarne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@firibarne](https://forums.suse.com/u/firibarne)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/tools-for-configuring-and-maintaining-a-cluster/23180/4 "2012-10-17T04:09:02Z")
Hi there, Thanks a lot for your post. I will take a look at the HAE documentation as you suggest. Regards. [QUOTE=ab;9398]-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Have you gone through the documentation and media for the High Availability Extension (HAE) for SLES? If so are there tools/steps beyond this that you’d like? The purpose of the HAE stuff is to make clustering as robust and straight-forward as possible, and since it’s specific to SLES it’s probably right up your alley. Good luck. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - [http://www.enigmail.net/](http://www.enigmail.net/) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJQdsy0AAoJEF+XTK08PnB5cusP/RYlcME5NVVI029m+f3b3l74 3ein2dkl8T8o46zzT2tXU7Ni0jm3rukThM5PbtakSEP7P4OV6qLm2aoEiciyMmYf jkpHEgqNb/+eYZ5RAx4xUbNvKqogdArLSBv4jwd2Rc8UC4FAMdsRlHbeJMmtloWE 3CLDisvschz/Qqjj7kK3u2RoEGEqOxpyR80z2DMcgjmvw1QjuD+vOgh1Oosfu/tP 300OsKoOBgkkblXgIaQCyjyklydfRDQ8ldO1CCniKesu2TU8oK8qrHl+A7ENNLkC 0RsCS7YEV2XQn9peSszRkT+fKm0nRWt0xS5VBm9/V2cqG7+taucgiKtf+2KY+5D0 HuYkPSET6czr66vpS2QgbPJrdSNt/4vgFtr1SqJN+bVDdws9zCa4ptw9MHRhXysq dgG5GqU/udgvWKanIZBs94PtJvIHIEmGEsNCf+jDP/WIWb/MI44CLRsRsms3V9AP m0CvxRp+sV/x4Q7t+NjAdyxKVl6SHIRbHhxGb0SV7K11aganWYyGSQyfYkTsI99s KcKLmEWWrylakEe+N0mNrbURwRF519OLFleJIduOP+gYHB+eW0+MdDf5NwSJHFTt kd8YdXydySdYGGZJPYUNfzfxDt5JFTACXtRBfMEYmp00V6ar+M1Bj3kJrwzX1tsG JGvRlL8JUuEcLQ5fFdhr =EAeo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----[/QUOTE]