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A New Approach To Linux Clusters

Posted by timothy on from the but-you-can-still-use-your-imagination dept.

rkischuk writes: "InformationWeek has an article about a group of ex-Cray engineers working on a new architecture for clustering Linux systems. 'It's not easy trying to build scalable systems from commodity hardware designed for assembling desktop computers and small servers.' Per the article, 'As the number of CPUs in a Beowulf-style cluster-a group of PCs linked via Ethernet-increases and memory is distributed instead of shared, the efficiency of each processor drops as more are added,' but 'Unlimited's solution involves tailoring Linux running on each node in a cluster, rather than treating all the nodes as peers.'" Looks like Cray engineers think about clustering even when they're not at Cray.

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  1. Re:In the words of Seymour Cray: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'd like to see the chickens have a go at it.

  2. In the words of Seymour Cray: by LocalYokel · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you were plowing a field, which would you rather use?
    Two strong oxen or 1024 chickens?

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    1. Re:In the words of Seymour Cray: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      "You want me to do what with a million monkeys?"

      Have them take another crack at writing the DMCA. That first one didn't come out so well.

    2. Re:In the words of Seymour Cray: by Black+Parrot · · Score: 3, Funny

      > If you were plowing a field, which would you rather use? Two strong oxen or 1024 chickens?

      Either one makes for a fine bar-b-que, once the plowin's done.

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    3. Re:In the words of Seymour Cray: by kiwaiti · · Score: 2, Funny
      You have successfully converted your field into a mud hole.
      What next?

      Kiwaiti

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  3. Those Fools! by Mtgman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Treating each node as a peer! Don't they know that Peer to Peer networks are stealing from our musicians and corrupting our youth! I just hope they can repent before the heavy hand of justice comse down on them.

    Steven

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  4. I wonder... by Johnny5000 · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm wondering if the rest of the engineers groan when one of them takes a look at a computer and says:

    ...

    (clears throat)

    ...

    "Imagine a beowulf cluster of these things!"

    -J5K

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  5. Fixed link by Rimbo · · Score: 2, Funny
    Try this:

    Furbeowulf

    Funny. :)

  6. A cheaper alternative by HRH+King+Lerxst · · Score: 4, Funny

    I like the idea of a furry cluster: furbeowulf.

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