--- product_id: 12410124 title: "Linux Clustering: Building and Maintaining Linux Clusters" price: "₱7561" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/12410124-linux-clustering-building-and-maintaining-linux-clusters store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Linux Clustering: Building and Maintaining Linux Clusters **Price:** ₱7561 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Linux Clustering: Building and Maintaining Linux Clusters - **How much does it cost?** ₱7561 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/12410124-linux-clustering-building-and-maintaining-linux-clusters) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Linux Clustering: Building and Maintaining Linux Clusters provides Linux users with information about building their own Linux cluster from the ground up. It gives best practices, helpful hints, and guidelines about building one server or hundreds of servers at a level that administrators at any experience level can understand. From installation of the air conditioning and power in the data center, to alternative file systems to the final production run, this book provides you with everything that you need to know. Linux Clustering: Building and Maintaining Linux Clusters walks you through the initial design and selection of the best possible types of clusters, as well as covering monitoring tools and providing for disaster recovery. Not only does this book provide information on parallel and Beowulf type clusters, Charles Bookman goes into depth on high availability clusters, load balancing, and provides advice for writing your own distributing applications as well. Incorporating best practices and cutting-edge approaches, Bookman provides step-by-step and tried-and-true methods of bringing up a Linux cluster to production level. Review: Not complete enough - I found this book to be a good introduction and a "getting started" type of book, yet I found it to be somewhat incomplete and not very detailed in the steps to creating a simple cluster. Fortunately I had purchased some other books on Linux clusters that filled in the gaps for me. The book is also old and talks magically about the "new" 2.4 kernel that was out at the time. I would pass on this book, but since I got it used for $5, it was worth the price. I would recommend the following two GREAT books on building your own cluster: -Building Clustered Linux Systems (HP Professional Series) by Robert W. Lucke. -Linux Enterprise Cluster: Build a Highly Available Cluster with Commodity Hardware and Free Software by Karl Kopper Review: Helpful & easy to follow but lacks detailed explanation - Overall this book is nicely structured, easy to follow and builds very nice intuitive knowledge of clusters. I feel that at some places contents are not detailed, for example chapter 4 on alternative file system, chapter 8 on parallel computing, and chapter 9 programming a parallel cluster leaves me little confused. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 2.9 out of 5 stars 7 Reviews | ## Images ![Linux Clustering: Building and Maintaining Linux Clusters - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91TgeUR82zL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Not complete enough *by K***G on February 3, 2007* I found this book to be a good introduction and a "getting started" type of book, yet I found it to be somewhat incomplete and not very detailed in the steps to creating a simple cluster. Fortunately I had purchased some other books on Linux clusters that filled in the gaps for me. The book is also old and talks magically about the "new" 2.4 kernel that was out at the time. I would pass on this book, but since I got it used for $5, it was worth the price. I would recommend the following two GREAT books on building your own cluster: -Building Clustered Linux Systems (HP Professional Series) by Robert W. Lucke. -Linux Enterprise Cluster: Build a Highly Available Cluster with Commodity Hardware and Free Software by Karl Kopper ### ⭐⭐⭐ Helpful & easy to follow but lacks detailed explanation *by N***R on September 4, 2002* Overall this book is nicely structured, easy to follow and builds very nice intuitive knowledge of clusters. I feel that at some places contents are not detailed, for example chapter 4 on alternative file system, chapter 8 on parallel computing, and chapter 9 programming a parallel cluster leaves me little confused. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Consider the Alternatives. *by C***N on July 4, 2003* I'm the author. Are you looking for a book on cluster processor communication? Are you looking for message passing benchmarks? If so, this is not the book for you. Clustering is not difficult. Those that try to pull the wool over your eyes and make clusters seem like rocket science are only charlatans wanting to waste your infrastructure budget. I wrote this book for those people that aren't familiar with clustering, and want to get up to speed quickly and easily with Linux. I also included some reference material that I thought would save you time looking this information up on the web. No, this is not the best book ever written. I'm a system administrator, not a English major. I've also got a sense of humor, and I've also tried to incorporate this into the book. I think it's a good read. So all in all, if you're looking for fancy charts and complicated math formulas, then I suggest you stay away. If you'd like a cluster up with the least amount of fuss and the lack of stoicism, then yes, try my book. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/12410124-linux-clustering-building-and-maintaining-linux-clusters](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/12410124-linux-clustering-building-and-maintaining-linux-clusters) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-29*