Beowulf Cluster Computing System Part One: Configuration

[sscot600]

im actually procrastinating from reading Beowulf while im watching this vid

[ChockFullOfWin]

Isn't a "Beowulf" cluster comprised of PC's??

[aoshima6566]

@ChockFullOfWin what do you mean? Do you mean Windows or do you mean the physical hardware itself? I

[EyesOnMeStudios]

@aoshima6566 He means the hardware

[EyesOnMeStudios]

@ChockFullOfWin Basically yes, usually standard hardware you or me could buy laced together to act as a single unit

[Kevitivity]

My experience with RAID has taught me that RAID 5 (especially software 'md' RAID) is bad bad BAD in terms of reliability. Other than that, this looks like a fun setup. I have no experience with Beowulf, but I've built a few Linux cluster using Sun Grid Engine. I currently maintain a 30 node cluster at JPL using CentOS on Dell servers.

With regards to RAID 5, google 'BAARF' and start reading.

[autonomous2010]

Due to how CPU Multi threading works, this would be "nearly" impossible.

It most certainly is beyond the normal user and would take a LOT of years of programming to pull such a thing off.

[PHWeeMan]

CentOS sucks.

[Kevitivity]

@PHWeeMan CentOS is actually pretty great if you need a production environment Linux on the cheap. I like Ubuntu as well, but have found that Redhat based distros have better server hardware support. ymmv...

[randomlaughingman]

where is werewolf available from? the beowulf site seems to have no downloads or links to any downloads, and there's nada (about beowulf) at distrowatch either..

[TheEradicator13]

pretty sweet man

[kazumichii]

I call it sent.. O.S