Broke-Aid: SAN with fencing capabilities / News: Recent posts

Welcome to another release of Broke-Aid! Version 0.9.6 has minor but essential improvements to the server. When a node is fenced and rebooted, a "portenable <port num>" is usually performed on the server to allow the fenced node to rejoin the cluster. With this release, portenable is no longer necessary. As long as the nodes are configured to execute the "brokeaid-client" program during startup, the server will automatically enable the respective port of each node upon check-in. Please use the "create-client-bundle.sh" script to create the Broke-Aid client installer. This will ensure that your nodes are properly associated with the server.... read more

We are now so much closer to version 1.0! This release is mostly enhancements to the client programs. Not a single line of code has been changed in the server programs which could mean that the code is bug-free enough for 1.0 or no one cared to report any bugs (I hope it's the former).

Version 0.9.5 includes the "create-client-bundle.sh" script. This utility simplifies the installation of the client programs. Basically, it creates an installer, based on the current server configuration, that can be executed on all cluster nodes so that the nodes will autoconfigure themselves to associate with the Broke-Aid server.... read more

Welcome to another release of Broke-Aid! This release includes bug fixes in the utilities and the unification of the configuration file. All users of Broke-Aid are advised to upgrade to this release.

Thanks for using Broke-Aid. Please send your comments and suggestions before we release 1.0.

We are getting closer to "one dot oh". Version 0.9.1 has several enhancements to the GUI configuration tool. You can now assign client machines to the storage ports. Port and client IP addresses are now being checked for duplication. Ports can now be re-arranged.

This release includes the Broke-Aid client program that is designed to automatically configure a client machine with its associated SAN server. After installation, check out the README file in /usr/local/brokeaid/client.... read more

I am proud to announce the third release of Broke-Aid, a SAN storage solution with built-in Brocade-type fencing mechanism. It uses iscsitarget to provide shared storage for clients. It now has a GUI server configuration tool to simplify the setup process.

Version 0.7.5 includes the storagedown utility which can be used to close all storageports. This utility has been integrated into the brokeaid sysv init script. These changes were made in preparation for Broke-Aid HA (High Availability). It also improves the functionality of the sysv init script.

The upcoming Broke-Aid HA will feature two Broke-Aid SANs in high-availability configuration. It will use heartbeat and DRBD. Initial tests with Cluster Suite have been successful. We still have to investigate on the possibility of running GFS because DRBD does not support all filesystems (e.g. XFS).... read more

Broke-Aid is an all-in-one SAN and fencing solution that uses iSCSI. It has been tested with RHEL 3 Global File System and RHEL 4 Cluster Suite/Global File System. Release 0.7.1 has several enhancements and bug fixes to the initial release. A simple installer is also included.

Broke-Aid is a cheap SAN alternative with built-in Brocade-type fencing mechanism. It can be used as a shared storage solution for high-availability clusters. This initial release has been tested to work with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 3 and 4) Cluster Suite and Global File System.