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IBM Creates New Fastest Beowulf Cluster

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the running-rc5 dept.

shawnb writes "It seems that IBM has created the world's fastest Linux cluster built from lots of small servers (64 IBM Netfinity 256 servers). The Netfinity servers are linked together using "special clustering software and high-speed networking hardware, which causes the separate units to act as one computer, delivering a processing speed of 375 gigaflops, or 375 billion operations per second." They also go on to say that this is the fastest Linux supercomputer, "it will only rank 24th on the list of the top 500 fastest supercomputers. " "

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  1. not Beowulf? by Apps · · Score: 4

    There is no mention of Beowulf in the article,
    just "special clustering software"

  2. Re:(OT)How does a first post get marked as redunda by 348 · · Score: 4

    Well to really drive this redundant topic into the gound. How about, maybe the moderator thought the beowulf cluster of beowulf clusters was kind of reapetedly redundant and then the repeated repeating of repeating the original repeating of the beowulf of beowulfs was being repeated and this was eyed, seen and viewed as redundant, then the moderating moderator moderated the repeated post outlining and stating in the verbage of the written post that in his/her point of view and from his/her mindset he/she thought that the repeated repeating of repeating the original repeating of the beowulf of beowulfs was being repeated and this was eyed, seen and viewed as redundant. So the moderating moderator moderated the repeated post outlining and stating in the verbage of the written post that in his/her point of view and from his/her mindset he/she thought that the repeated repeating of repeating the original repeating of the beowulf of beowulfs was being repeated and this was eyed, seen and viewed as redundant. This being said, the moderator more than likely tagged the repeatedly repeating repeat posts stating the redundancy of the redundancy was redundant.

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  3. Damn. Way too slow by luckykaa · · Score: 4

    it will only rank 24th on the list of the top 500

    I like the comment that its "only" 24th. As though being only the 24th richest person alive, or only having the worlds 24th fastest car would also be something to be sneezed at.

    Anyway, is there a list of world supercomputer rankings?