Want to create 3 or 4 nodes in my machine

[Sriram Sharma]

Hi All,

I am pretty new to the clustered environment...
I want to understand the working of application in a clustered environment and try doing some work on my java application for better understanding
How to do this? Any idea?

My laptop has Windows7 - 64 bit OS.
I plan to use servers like Tomcat, JBoss or Weblogic
I wish to get understanding in the usage of these servers in a clustered environment.
How do I emulate this?
Please suggest.

Thanks!

Regards,
Sriram

[John Mercier]

I would look into setting up virtual box on your machine. You could create 3 images for the os of your choice and have them running at the same time. In virtual box you can setup a network between the machines and test out your applications all from your machine.

[Sriram Sharma]

Hi John,

I would like to know if there are any free VMs which I could install in my win7 OS.
Also, how much GB is required if I have to install 3 images to have them clustered?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Regards,
Sriraam

[Tim Cooke]

Virtual Box is free.

[John Mercier]

Virtual box is free but there is also a set of free images here http://virtualboxes.org/images/ If you are not familiar with Linux I would go with something like fedora or ubuntu. You still need to figure out how to install java and push your applications to the vms.