Clustering on Virtual Machine

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Can you cluster/load balance on a virtual machine? I figured that would be redundant if the same machine is still performing the work but in virtual areas, or am I wrong?

Are you referring to techniques like [vSphere Fault Tolerance](http://www.vmware.com/products/fault-tolerance/overview.html) or is it "common" clustering techniques of applications and operating systems you have in mind? — the-wabbit, Jan 10 '12 at 00:34

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 10 '12 at 00:31

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The best answer would be probably - it depends. Depends on the virtualization platform you use and the required "clustering/load balancing" level. Could be network, server, application - specific.

answered Jan 10 '12 at 00:31

Vick Vega

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 10 '12 at 00:21

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You can if your operating supports it, we did this to emulate a cluster once at college, but by no means is it better than just running the clustering software directly on your hardware platform.

answered Jan 10 '12 at 00:21

Lucas Kauffman

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Clustering on Virtual Machine

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