计算机专业外文文献翻译 Linux企业集群.doc

摘自：(The Linux Enterprise Cluster) 英文原文: The Linux Enterprise Cluster Overview This chapter will introduce the cluster load-balancing software called IP Virtual Server (IPVS). The IPVS software is a collection of kernel patches that were merged into the stock version of the Linux kernel starting with version 2.4.23. When combined with the kernels routing and packet-filtering capabilities (discussed in Chapter 2) the IPVS-enabled kernel lets you turn any computer running Linux into a cluster load balancer. Together, the IPVS-enabled cluster load balancer and the cluster nodes are called a Linux