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Linux Clustering

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the old-memes-resurrected dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Beowulf clustering turns 10 years old, and, in this interview, creator Donald Becker talks about how Beowulf can handle high-end computing on a par with supercomputers."

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  1. BlueGene by a3217055 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    All this sounds good and Interesting, and Becker did a tremendous ammount of development in this field. But I was just wondering, what about supercomputers like BlueGene/L which have very fast interconnects. Many supercomputers/distributed systems run MPI based programmes and such programmes need a high interprocess commmunication does anyone one know how good these are in a Bewoulf Cluster? thanks a3217055 They said that of all the kings upon the earth he was the man most gracious and fair-minded, kindest to his people and keenest to win fame. :-The Geats' tribute to Beowulf after his death.

  2. Re:Imagine All... by jpmkm · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Though John Lennon was a Beatle, Imagine is not a Beatles song.

  3. Rocks by kst · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Rocks provides an easy way to build a Beowulf cluster. See http://www.rocksclusters.org/.

    You can build a working cluster, starting with the hardware and installation CD-ROMs, in minutes; see http://servers.linux.com/servers/04/08/27/1943227. shtml?tid=29&tid=94 for one account.

    Disclaimer: I work with the folks who created Rocks.