Sun Cluster Environment

Written for experienced system administrators familiar with UNIX and the Solaris operating environment, this book introduces how to build and configure a cluster. It begins with the issues surrounding high availability, the architecture of the Sun Cluster 2.2 software, and the hardware and software components available from Sun. The second half addresses when commands can be used to increase availability, the Oracle database, a low-end NFS server, and the data services API. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Enrique Vargas brings 20 years of large systems experience to Sun Microsystems, where he currently specializes in high-end, highly available UNIX solutions. Enrique joined the Sun Enterprise Engineering group in 1997 from Amdahl Corporation, where he focused on UTS (mainframe UNIX) and high-end, highly available Solaris systems. Enrique holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Joseph Bianco, Ph.D., has been working for Sun Enterprise Services for over five years as a Senior Support Engineer and has been involved with the implementation of Sun Cluster products since their inception. Prior to working for Sun Microsystems, Dr. Bianco worked for several years as a database programmer on Wall Street. Dr. Bianco holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Information Systems.

David Deeths has been working for Sun's Enterprise Engineering group for over three years. David has worked extensively with existing and future Sun Cluster products. David holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.S. in Cognitive Science.