problem statement  :  IBM product solutions ??


Opportunity :  

HACMP: a) clustering ...in combination with LPAR's ...based loadbalancing offers good proposition.
       b) when implementing active/passive modes ...using algorithm's of correlation of nodes in a cluster
          viz. clustering principles as used in veritas clustering solutions offers ideal implementation of clustering (active/passive) modes.

HACMP/websphere ...cluster communications: using a same or standard tcp/ip ...viz. traffic comming from external cloud ...also for communications
                   with nodes within a cluster ...potentially can hinder performance due ...traffic.

                   thus using how ibm network-adapters are grouped and defined in ODM ...ability to segregate a adapter with a private-ip
                   address such that the internal communications and external communication traffic donot interfere ...potentially may mean
                   seperate network-communication channel over tcp/ip for implementing cluster communications.

implementing clustering over disparte or across geographical networks and disaster recover solutions :

             using or implementing a communication layer using the RNDIS component
             would make a good proposition to build communication transportation layer.

HMC console: perils and advantages of making the console[control-panel] accessible remotely!! ...in a data-center.

                       ....ability to restrict such access to a local-area subnet ...perils of NAT!!


Automation of cluster's and clustering services: ...superior ...product packaging of the clustering services!!

                                                  viz. ability kick start a hierarcial ...dependency chain ... Veritas clustering!! packaging....the

                                                  copy-right/IPR/trademark restrictions can be taken care of by using a well articulated XML-DOM-Model

                                                  based node traversal ...automated ...reference's to triggering of script's....may refer to the FTP                                                            ...automation of san builds.   

                                                  or impelementing a tree-traversal-structure using perl anonymous-hash ...kind of translating into
                                                  path or steps required for triggering the series of events required


Innovative High Availability communications orchestrization :  given the advantages of RSS and XML ...and one to may broad-cast base coelation and
                                                               correlation of the state of the hosts/software application modules.

                                                               Innovative communication means can be implemented 

                                                               ....given the context of embeddability and requirement of a XML complaint, interpretable
                                                               and parsablility ...feasibility to implement at networking-driver-level(tcp/ip being 
                                                               a broadcast based network i.e. one to many) and feasiblity to implement a 
                                                               high-availability-load-balancing-at-the-software-instance-level's may be
                                                               explored and feasibility use-case modelled.

 

Note: The above problem statement having been encountered in various scenarios
      and detailed in various 'Proof of concepts' as mentioned in 
      
       http://uk.geocities.com/ravivenkatus/projects.pdf
       http://ravishankarkv.tripod.com/projects.pdf
        ....apply appropriate
      'use-case' modeling, rationalize and arrive at a workable and feasible 
       solution both commercially and techinically viable.


   
   