J2EE Clustering Without An Operating System

Just stumbled upon the announcement from Smart Frameworks about their "J2EE on a CD" product. Here's the steps to install a new system:

It makes adding nodes to a cluster a simple 3 step task.

1. Plug the machine you want to add to the cluster into your network
   NO OPERATING SYSTEM or FORMATTED HARD DISK REQUIRED
2. Power up and insert the SmartBoot CD
3. You're done!

I'm not surprised that such a installation could be created, however I'm extremely impressed that someone has actually productized the concept. In fact, the whole idea albeit simple is in fact revolutionary.

I've once wrote about "Packaging software with hardware included" and its benefits. However, this new spin is actually just as appealing in the same way the hardware packaging idea reduces installation complexity.

So folks, start tweaking your gentoo skills so that you can deploy your entire application with operating system included (and tweaked)!