Maximum package limit hit... need help

[Paresh Parikh]

I have a three node cluster with about 28 packages running on them. I need to continue creating many more packages. I know of the 30 package limit on a cluster. Can I create another cluster on the same three nodes? Any solution is appreciated.

[Carsten Krege]

I'm sorry, but there is no chance of configuring more than 30 packages on a SG cluster and any node cannot belong to more than one cluster. There is no solution for your proposed configuration.

It is planned to increase the limit of packages allowed on a SG cluster (probably to 60 packages maximum) in a (near) future SG release, but this requires that SG needs to be optimized in terms of resource usage to allow that.

Carsten

[Pedro Sousa]

Sorry Paresh, but Carsten is correct.
Let me tell you that I've never seen such configuration! 30 Packages on a 3 nodes cluster?! Isn't that just too much?
good luck.

[Rita C Workman]

Paresh,
The others have already given to bad news. But maybe a suggestion would be ok, if you don't mind the intrusion.

I agree that this many packages on a small cluster is 'unusual'. You might recall though, that a package can have mulitple volume groups, but a volume group can only belong to one package.

So...I was just thinking that maybe there could be a way of redoing some of your packages and see what you could group together into a single package safely. It would take quite a bit of work and planning, but it might be something to consider.
Maybe some far more experiences MC/SG expert could suggest something on this....is this do-able ???


Like I said, just a thought,
Rita

[melvyn burnard]

I agree with Rita, in that it would probably be worth the exercise to see if you can consolidate some current packages into one package, thus giving you more growth.
Failing that, I am afraid the only option is to have a new cluster created on different nodes

[Sanjay_6]

I too agree with Rita and Melvyn on the consolidation thing. Try and see if you can group some small applications which can afford to be grouped together, share the same set of resources and maybe you can bring the no of packages down by a few and will allow you to put more packages.

Thanks
Sanjay

[linuxfan]

Hi Paresh,

I am not really sure how/what is your configuration but 28 packages (that means 28 relocatable IP address, 28 VGs) on 3 nodes. Consolidation is THE way to go or will have to configure the existing package to startup (if they are doing similar tasks) new tasks as well.

-Happy consolidating
I am RU