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  1. Re:24TB for $70k (Sun) or 24TB for $16k (generic) by JungleBoy · · Score: 1 · on Sun Unveils Thumper Data Storage

    I agree, this Sun box is way over priced. In May, I received a simliar box for our lab from Atipa. Dual opteron, 24 x SATA II 500G SATA. I'm testing it in a RAID 60 configuration right now. I'm pulling over 350 MB/s at the application level. I'm using a pair of Areca raid 6 controllers (with real Open Source kernel support, thanks Eric Chen!) and striping them together with mdadm. It's amazingly fast. And with 500GB platters, I'm relieved to have N+2 redundency.

  2. What's going on here? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Imagine a Beowulf Cluster of Penguin Computers
    Ok, let's look at this objectively. Exacly how many clusters has Penguin deployed over the last 2 years, at least well known ones? How many of these are in the Current Top500 List? Has Penguin had a presence at Supercomputing in the past 2 years , other than having Sam walking around? Are these guys one of the 4 Myrinet authorized vendors in the US? None, no, and No. I really don't see how Penguin can think they're going to compete in this marketspace when there are so many other kick-ass Linux companies out there who specialize in Beowulf clusters, such as Atipa, LinuxNetworks, Microway, Aspen, etc, etc. all with very large install bases. Penguin may be able to cut into the desktop and/or server market but I don't see them cutting it in the Beowulf arena.


    It's very difficult to make money on software in the Beowulf arena because, duh, it's FREE! You have to make your money on hardware and integration of the hardware and software. Seems that there'll be lots of overhead with all of the developers now on hand at Penguin. Maybe this is why the CEO of Penguin, Marty Sayer, left 2 years ago and is now a VP at AMD.


    In addition, for the most part Clustermatic does the same thing and is setup the exact same as a Scyld distribution, granted Scyld does add some neat things of their own. Although Scyld actually has turned a profit here of late, don't get me wrong, I like Becker but I really don't see this one working out in the long run.

  3. Scyld Computing Corporation by danFL-NERaves · · Score: 1 · on Wanted: Turn-Key 10-Node Beowulf Cluster
    They gots the mad scylds.. Scyld is a highly regarded vendor in the Beowulf field. They host the beowulf maillist (beowulf.org), offer technical certifications and work with the open source community. They are all that and a can of Moxy.

    Scyld is a software company so they don't sell directly. To get a turnkey system they have partnered with hardware vendors who will sell a pre-integrated cluster along with hardware support and Scyld support for the integrated Beowulf Professional Edition software. Visit their site at:

    Scyld Computing Corporation

    Or go directly to their partners:

    Compaq

    PSSC Labs

    Penguin Computing

    eLinux

    Aspen Systems

    Custom Fit, Inc.

    Atipa

    Dan

  4. From the Scyld website by evil_one · · Score: 2 · on Wanted: Turn-Key 10-Node Beowulf Cluster
    Scyld Vendors Scyld Beowulf Professional Product Scyld has partnered with industry leaders for them to provide Enterprise Level systems which consist of pre-integrated, supported hardware systems loaded with the Professional Scyld Beowulf:
  5. Re:Rack mounted computers by Noctrnl · · Score: 1 · on Cheap Rackmount Enclosures/Systems?

    Atipa Linux Solutions, based in Kansas City (but an international company) has a firewall appliance in a 1U enclosure. It is, in essence, a celeron PC running specialized software for use as a firewall with a De-militarized zone. Has an Intel 440GX motherboard, (on-board everything, including LAN) and an Adaptec Dual-Port LAN card. Count them up. That's 3 ethernet devices. It uses a Celeron 466 as the processor, and has 128MB of RAM.