[ILUG] Getting started with Beowulf

[Andrew Court]

Have you thought of using Cluster-knoppix? It requires little or no
knowledge to set up. That said I do not know how it performs compared with
Beowulf.

Here is a nice article on it:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-clustknop.html

And here is the home page:

http://clusterknoppix.sw.be/



On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Vicente Werner <vwerner at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.beowulf.org/
> <http://www.beowulf.org/>I'm sorry if I can't give you any aditional
> advise,
> it's been over 10 years since I built my last beowulf cluster.
>
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Robert Grundulis <
> robertmartinbrown at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Can anyone offer me suggestions on good books or resources that would
> help
> > get me up to speed with Beowulf clustering?
> >
> > I've written an application that does calculations on fluid dynamics,
> > propellers and hull forms (boaty stuff) and the intention is to move it
> on
> > to a cluster to speed it up. At the moment one calculation takes about 3
> > days on a dual core Xeon, so there are obvious benefits to moving it on
> to
> > a
> > cluster.
> >
> > I have free access to dozens of old university PCs and servers (all P4
> and
> > adbove) and the plan is to cluster them.
> >
> > The thing is I've never worked with clusters before and I don't have a
> clue
> > where to start. Can anyone help point me in the right direction?
> >
> > --
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> > Robert Grundulis
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