Become an expert on High Performance Computing/Clustering (HPC).
1) Learn about high bandwidth/low latency networking 2) Learn about fabric networking (infiniband, quadrics, myrinet) 3) Learn about cluster parallel file systems 4) Learn about cluster deployment 5) Learn about cluster verification and validation 6) Learn about cluster administration and maintenance
I currently don't have a degree, and have worked for a major international company for 9 years, the last 5 in clustering technologies. I currently make over $70K a year.
Orange barrels, Orange barrels, Looking back at me!
Look at Larry, Darryl, and Darryl Standing next to the orange barrels, Looking back at me.
They hold signs that say, "slow down", I drive 25 through town, their faces are dark and dirty and brown, Looking back at me.
Orange barrels, Orange barrels, Looking back at me!
Orange barrels, Orange barrels, Why can't I be free?!
Look at Larry, Darryl, and Darryl, Standing next to the Orange Barrels, In their orange vest apparel, Looking back at me.
They stand in their stinkin' sweat, I haven't seen them working yet, They have to pee in a port-a-let, And their butt-cracks smile at me.
If I could fly, I'd leave this world behind, and I'd free up my mind from this debris, And the orange barrels looking back at me!
Orange barrels, Orange barrels, Everywhere I see!
Orange barrels, Orange barrels, Looking back at me!
Look at Larry, Darryl, and Darryl Standing next to the orange barrels, In their orange vest apparel, They piss off my girlfriend, Carol, Who's sitting next to me.
She makes calls on my cell phone, All she does is piss and moan, I shoulda left her big fat ass at home, Or have her service me.
Look at Larry, Darryl, and Darryl Standing next to the orange barrels, In their orange vest apparel, They piss off my girlfriend, Carol, Who's favorite act is Willie Farrel, He's a comic just like me.
We drive through the rain and snow, Through orange barrels, here we go, Will the work get done? Well, no one knows, It remains a mystery!
And the P4/Xeon line is pretty decent. I'm currently testing:
Dual P4/Xeon 2.2Ghz 1GB Ram (not sure what type of mem, didn't look it up) 72GB HD.
I'm testing multiprocessor programming tools (OpenMP compilers and analyzers) using KCC, Intel's OpenMP Compiler, and the Assure/Guideview thread analyzer. So far, this machine rocks out!
Last friday I got my first taste of the Xeon processor. I work for a company that makes heavily optimizing OpenMP compilers, and we tend to get some of the latest hardware in short order. Last friday, I set up a machine with:
Dual Xeon 2.0Ghz CPUs (3997 bogomips on RH7.2) 1Ghz ram 36Gb disk
This machine is extremely fast. A test suite that runs in 4 hours on a dual PIII 800MHz (512MbRam) runs in about 45 minutes on this machine.
While I am not a game programmer, I'd like to make a plea for parallel programming. Looking at the power of chips currently available, we can see that while the speed is still increasing, we are not taking advantage of the full power of the chip, whether it is from bottlenecks in the memory architecture, in the bus speed or size, or simply in the manner in which the application was programmed.
The answer to the performance issue is not to keep ramping chips faster, but to make more of the chip, or rather more than one chip, available in a single instance. Common parallel programming, whether using posix threads, winthreads, or some home grown version, such as SGI's sprocs, make programming difficult, especially between platforms. Which is why the OpenMP standard was developed. This standard, available at http://www.openmp.org/, uses directives in C/C++ and Fortran to harness multiple processors in for, while, and do loops, as well as other worksharing constructs.
The company I used to work for, Kuck and Associates, had one of the premier OpenMP compilers, called the KAI Guide compiler. KAI was purchased a few years ago by Intel, and their technology is being transfered into the Intel compilers. You can find the compiler at http://www.kai.com. The OpenMP standard is very powerful, used by the largest labs, major corporations, and several educational facilities.
Also, if multiple-computer clusters are your thing, check out cluster computing at http://www.mpich.com.
Slashdot Mirror
Become an expert on High Performance Computing/Clustering (HPC).
1) Learn about high bandwidth/low latency networking
2) Learn about fabric networking (infiniband, quadrics, myrinet)
3) Learn about cluster parallel file systems
4) Learn about cluster deployment
5) Learn about cluster verification and validation
6) Learn about cluster administration and maintenance
I currently don't have a degree, and have worked for a major international company for 9 years, the last 5 in clustering technologies. I currently make over $70K a year.
From the Bob and Tom CD:
Orange barrels, Orange barrels, Everywhere I see!
Orange barrels, Orange barrels, Looking back at me!
Look at Larry, Darryl, and Darryl
Standing next to the orange barrels,
Looking back at me.
They hold signs that say, "slow down",
I drive 25 through town,
their faces are dark and dirty and brown,
Looking back at me.
Orange barrels, Orange barrels, Looking back at me!
Orange barrels, Orange barrels, Why can't I be free?!
Look at Larry, Darryl, and Darryl,
Standing next to the Orange Barrels,
In their orange vest apparel,
Looking back at me.
They stand in their stinkin' sweat,
I haven't seen them working yet,
They have to pee in a port-a-let,
And their butt-cracks smile at me.
If I could fly, I'd leave this world behind,
and I'd free up my mind from this debris,
And the orange barrels looking back at me!
Orange barrels, Orange barrels, Everywhere I see!
Orange barrels, Orange barrels, Looking back at me!
Look at Larry, Darryl, and Darryl
Standing next to the orange barrels,
In their orange vest apparel,
They piss off my girlfriend, Carol,
Who's sitting next to me.
She makes calls on my cell phone,
All she does is piss and moan,
I shoulda left her big fat ass at home,
Or have her service me.
Look at Larry, Darryl, and Darryl
Standing next to the orange barrels,
In their orange vest apparel,
They piss off my girlfriend, Carol,
Who's favorite act is Willie Farrel,
He's a comic just like me.
We drive through the rain and snow,
Through orange barrels, here we go,
Will the work get done? Well, no one knows,
It remains a mystery!
And the P4/Xeon line is pretty decent. I'm currently testing:
Dual P4/Xeon 2.2Ghz
1GB Ram (not sure what type of mem, didn't look it up)
72GB HD.
I'm testing multiprocessor programming tools (OpenMP compilers and analyzers) using KCC, Intel's OpenMP Compiler, and the Assure/Guideview thread analyzer. So far, this machine rocks out!
*chortle* forgive me, its been a long day:)
1Gb Ram:)
Last friday I got my first taste of the Xeon processor. I work for a company that makes heavily optimizing OpenMP compilers, and we tend to get some of the latest hardware in short order. Last friday, I set up a machine with:
Dual Xeon 2.0Ghz CPUs (3997 bogomips on RH7.2)
1Ghz ram
36Gb disk
This machine is extremely fast. A test suite that runs in 4 hours on a dual PIII 800MHz (512MbRam) runs in about 45 minutes on this machine.
While I am not a game programmer, I'd like to make a plea for parallel programming. Looking at the power of chips currently available, we can see that while the speed is still increasing, we are not taking advantage of the full power of the chip, whether it is from bottlenecks in the memory architecture, in the bus speed or size, or simply in the manner in which the application was programmed.
The answer to the performance issue is not to keep ramping chips faster, but to make more of the chip, or rather more than one chip, available in a single instance. Common parallel programming, whether using posix threads, winthreads, or some home grown version, such as SGI's sprocs, make programming difficult, especially between platforms. Which is why the OpenMP standard was developed. This standard, available at http://www.openmp.org/, uses directives in C/C++ and Fortran to harness multiple processors in for, while, and do loops, as well as other worksharing constructs.
The company I used to work for, Kuck and Associates, had one of the premier OpenMP compilers, called the KAI Guide compiler. KAI was purchased a few years ago by Intel, and their technology is being transfered into the Intel compilers. You can find the compiler at http://www.kai.com. The OpenMP standard is very powerful, used by the largest labs, major corporations, and several educational facilities.
Also, if multiple-computer clusters are your thing, check out cluster computing at http://www.mpich.com.
Peter
Intel C/C++ programmer
The Leonid meteor shower is named such because of the appearance of the meteors as originating from the constellation Leo.
And alot of Belgian beer is great for really wildly raging hangovers.
mmmmm....chimay.....