[Typo3-dev] clustering vs. loadbalancing vs. blades

[Martin Kutschker]

"Michael Scharkow" <mscharkow at gmx.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:mailman.1.1123098914.21143.typo3-dev at lists.netfielders.de...
> Clustering means using multiple machines for identical tasks, preferably 
> with an identical environment, connected through some network controlled 
> by some daemon. One purpose of clustering is load-balancing, another is 
> failover.

There is a third form of clustering which involves special OS and software 
(for process migration and massive parallel execution), eg for simulation or 
some other task with many calculations. But this kind of clustering is 
(obviously) not possible for TYPO3 (nor for any standard web app).

Masi