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One-Machine Linux Cluster

Posted by chrisd on from the chroot-is-so-old-skool dept.

An AC wrote: Forget Beowulf ? clusters, Jacques Gelinas has made available a kernel patch to enable many virtual servers running on the same machine, even the same kernel. Read his original message posted to the Linux kernel list." Imagine what this will mean for hosting companies...

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  1. Isn't this sorta the opposite... by josquint · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... of clustering. Its... slicing your box up...

    1. Re:Isn't this sorta the opposite... by sharkey · · Score: 3, Funny

      Its... slicing your box up...

      It even makes Julienne child processes!

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  2. Re:Beaowulf not the target audience by PD · · Score: 5, Funny

    IBM is already running 15000+ linux servers (seperate kernel and all) on a single iron ..


    They're running that on an iron? My god, technology is moving so fast now. They've skipped right over the toaster.

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