@Kelly If you are interested in testing against XenServer7 you can download the latest beta installer here:
http://halizard.org/release/noSAN-combined/halizard_nosan_installer_2.0.1.beta
It will completely install all packages. You should start with a clean install of xenserver.
This is not intended for production environments. There is one potential XenServer bug that requires a fix or workaround. We hope to have our official XenServer 7 release ready within 2 weeks.
Thanks for the welcome note.
Here are some clarifying points on what HA-Lizard is:
The HA-Lizard project is currently made up of three applications:
HA-Lizard, iSCSI-HA and a “noSAN” script which automatically creates a cluster based on our reference design for a 2-node HA cluster
HA-Lizard is an HA application specifically written for XenServer (and older XCP) environments. It provides a similar feature set when compared with XenServer HA with a few exceptions.
iSCSI-HA is a storage management application which manages DRBD, an iSCSI target, floating IP, etc.. When coupled with HA-Lizard, it allows users to create 2-node HA clusters using local storage. VMs are free to run on either host.
The net result is HA-Lizard + iSCSI-HA creates a 2-node highly available cluster which is ideally suited for small cluster deployments AND single application deployments that need to run in a highly available environment in a compact and cost effective manner.
Most of our installations are HA-Lizard + iSCSI-HA. There is a reference design on the HA-Lizard site which details all of steps for building a cluster. An installer was also created to automatically install/configure ALL packages in minutes.
The project is extensively documented on the HA-Lizard web site
@DustinB3403
here you go - there are some prerequisites. The installer will not run unless you first:
http://halizard.org/release/noSAN-combined/halizard_nosan_installer_1.4.7
@DustinB3403
The HA-Lizard project is made up of three applications:
HA-Lizard - this is a complete high availability framework (replacement for XenServer HA feature). It does not require any other applications to work. Documentation for this component is available here:
http://halizard.com/images/pdf/HA-Lizard_1.8.7.pdf
iSCSI-HA - this is a storage management and storage high availability application. It is specifically written to work in a 2-node xenserver environment and allows you to utilize local storage in a high availability pool without any restrictions (meaning - live migration, etc.. will function as if you had an external SAN). It relies on DRBD for replication. Think of it as a high availability iSCSI SAN collapsed into dom0. This is the document you were referring to in your post:
http://halizard.com/images/pdf/iscsi-ha_1.5_final.pdf
noSAN Installer script - this is a script which automates the entire installation process of building a 2-node HA pool.
A video tutorial is available which describes the entire process here:
Youtube Video
With all of that said - you have a few options when it comes to installation:
1- if you only need HA - then only install HA-Lizard and follow the HA-Lizard installation and reference guide. HA will work with any number of hosts in a pool - even 1 (in a 1 node pool - HA-Lizard acts as a VM watchdog)
2- If you are looking to build a 2-node HA pool with local storage (most of our users are doing this), then you will need to install both HA-Lizard AND iSCSI-HA. You can do this in one of 2 ways:
the hard way - follow our reference design for a 2 node HA pool which provides step-by-step instructions. This option is preferred for users that want to understand how the entire solution works. The reference design can be downloaded here:
http://halizard.com/images/pdf/iscsi-ha 2-node cluster howto_1.5_final.pdf
the easy way - run the noSAN installer script on a fresh pair of xenserver hosts and everything will be installed for you automatically.
This installer performs ALL of the installation steps described in the reference design guide.
I hope this helps. Please post any questions or issues on the HA-Lizard forum which is monitored regularly.
Although we have not fully tested against XenServer 7 yet, we don't expect much to change with the application running on XenServer 7.
The real challenge may be upgrades from 6.x. Since the XenServer 7 dom0 disk partition is significantly larger than the 4GB used in earlier versions of XenServer, there may not be a viable upgrade path for users that are utilizing local storage (regardless of whether HA-Lizard is being used).
@Kelly If you are interested in testing against XenServer7 you can download the latest beta installer here:
http://halizard.org/release/noSAN-combined/halizard_nosan_installer_2.0.1.beta
It will completely install all packages. You should start with a clean install of xenserver.
This is not intended for production environments. There is one potential XenServer bug that requires a fix or workaround. We hope to have our official XenServer 7 release ready within 2 weeks.
Although we have not fully tested against XenServer 7 yet, we don't expect much to change with the application running on XenServer 7.
The real challenge may be upgrades from 6.x. Since the XenServer 7 dom0 disk partition is significantly larger than the 4GB used in earlier versions of XenServer, there may not be a viable upgrade path for users that are utilizing local storage (regardless of whether HA-Lizard is being used).
@DustinB3403
here you go - there are some prerequisites. The installer will not run unless you first:
http://halizard.org/release/noSAN-combined/halizard_nosan_installer_1.4.7
@DustinB3403
The HA-Lizard project is made up of three applications:
HA-Lizard - this is a complete high availability framework (replacement for XenServer HA feature). It does not require any other applications to work. Documentation for this component is available here:
http://halizard.com/images/pdf/HA-Lizard_1.8.7.pdf
iSCSI-HA - this is a storage management and storage high availability application. It is specifically written to work in a 2-node xenserver environment and allows you to utilize local storage in a high availability pool without any restrictions (meaning - live migration, etc.. will function as if you had an external SAN). It relies on DRBD for replication. Think of it as a high availability iSCSI SAN collapsed into dom0. This is the document you were referring to in your post:
http://halizard.com/images/pdf/iscsi-ha_1.5_final.pdf
noSAN Installer script - this is a script which automates the entire installation process of building a 2-node HA pool.
A video tutorial is available which describes the entire process here:
Youtube Video
With all of that said - you have a few options when it comes to installation:
1- if you only need HA - then only install HA-Lizard and follow the HA-Lizard installation and reference guide. HA will work with any number of hosts in a pool - even 1 (in a 1 node pool - HA-Lizard acts as a VM watchdog)
2- If you are looking to build a 2-node HA pool with local storage (most of our users are doing this), then you will need to install both HA-Lizard AND iSCSI-HA. You can do this in one of 2 ways:
the hard way - follow our reference design for a 2 node HA pool which provides step-by-step instructions. This option is preferred for users that want to understand how the entire solution works. The reference design can be downloaded here:
http://halizard.com/images/pdf/iscsi-ha 2-node cluster howto_1.5_final.pdf
the easy way - run the noSAN installer script on a fresh pair of xenserver hosts and everything will be installed for you automatically.
This installer performs ALL of the installation steps described in the reference design guide.
I hope this helps. Please post any questions or issues on the HA-Lizard forum which is monitored regularly.
Thanks for the welcome note.
Here are some clarifying points on what HA-Lizard is:
The HA-Lizard project is currently made up of three applications:
HA-Lizard, iSCSI-HA and a “noSAN” script which automatically creates a cluster based on our reference design for a 2-node HA cluster
HA-Lizard is an HA application specifically written for XenServer (and older XCP) environments. It provides a similar feature set when compared with XenServer HA with a few exceptions.
iSCSI-HA is a storage management application which manages DRBD, an iSCSI target, floating IP, etc.. When coupled with HA-Lizard, it allows users to create 2-node HA clusters using local storage. VMs are free to run on either host.
The net result is HA-Lizard + iSCSI-HA creates a 2-node highly available cluster which is ideally suited for small cluster deployments AND single application deployments that need to run in a highly available environment in a compact and cost effective manner.
Most of our installations are HA-Lizard + iSCSI-HA. There is a reference design on the HA-Lizard site which details all of steps for building a cluster. An installer was also created to automatically install/configure ALL packages in minutes.
The project is extensively documented on the HA-Lizard web site