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Part II # Description of the Foundation Services This part describes in detail each of the Foundation Services: Chapter 4, Cluster Addressing describes the cluster addressing and networking of the Foundation Services. Chapter 5, External Addressing describes the external addressing scheme. It explains the options for connecting external networks to the cluster network. Chapter 6, Carrier Grade Transport Protocol discusses the reliable IP transport mechanism provided by the Carrier Grade Transport Protocol. Chapter 7, File Sharing and Data Replication explains how the master node disk and vice-master node disk are partitioned and mirrored using Reliable NFS. Chapter 8, Cluster Membership Manager describes how the cluster membership is managed and configured, and how peer nodes are monitored. Chapter 9, Reliable Boot Service covers the Reliable Boot Service. It describes how diskless nodes are booted. Chapter 10, Daemon Monitor describes how the Daemon Monitor is used to survey other process daemons. It also includes how the Daemon Monitor itself can be monitored and manipulated. Chapter 11, Node Management Agent explains how the Node Management Agent can be used to monitor cluster statistics. It describes how the Node Management Agent initiates a switchover, changes the recovery response for daemon failure, and listens for notifications of cluster events. Chapter 12, Watchdog Timer describes how the Watchdog Timer guards against operating system hang and boot failure.
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