Linux System - Table 12 > Packages - Table 1 & 2 > cman

\"CMAN is a symmetric, general-purpose, kernel-based cluster manager. Ithas two parts. Connection Manager (cnxman) handles membership,messaging, quorum, event notification and transitions. Service Manager(sm) handles \"\"service groups\"\" which are a general way of representingand managing instances of external systems that require clustermanagement. The CMAN cluster manager is the foundational system uponwhich DLM, GFS, CLVM, and Fence all depend.\"