Why isn't there a Linux distro out there that is made for huge web 2.0 infrastructures?

Re:Why isn't there a Linux distro out there that is made for... by shawndrost on Tuesday September 16, 2008 @08:59PM (#306517)

I don't understand: eucalyptus looks like an open-source implementation of EC2, so isn't the end-result a bunch of blank virtual boxes? Its server management system might make it easy to load new slices with your custom disk image, but if you have that image, why not just put it on EC2 and save yourself the hassle of running a utility company in your spare time?

(Loading pre-built images to ec2 seems like a good answer to the op's question; I know I've seen some built-to-purpose images around.)

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Re:Why isn't there a Linux distro out there that is made for... by olefoo on Tuesday September 16, 2008 @09:27PM (#306544)

eucalyptus is only one part of what Steve seems to be asking for.

Ideally you'd have one location where you define the services you're running and the variables you're monitoring and you'd be able to do things like rekey the entire cluster in one operation, set ACLs for resources that exist on multiple locations, schedule batch jobs by priority and deadline; and do all this while totally abstracting away CPUs, filesystems, networks and all of the messy and bothersome failure-prone hardware.

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Re:Why isn't there a Linux distro out there that is made for... by shawndrost on Tuesday September 16, 2008 @10:05PM (#306570)

Wow! That'd be really handy. Does eucalyptus have that? If not, what part of the problem does eucalyptus solve?

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