RE: [LUG] Linux Clusters!!!!

["Jon Still" <jon at termisoc.org>]

Mmmm....cluster...

>From what I've heard from people who have tried this kinda thing, the biggest
problem we're gonna have is power.  I'm sure that anything >20 machines or so is
going to start *draining* power.  I guess you could leave it to the winter and
then use it to heat your house...

Anyway, if people like I can talk to a friend about clustering software.  He
worked for LBL (Lawerence Berkeley Labs, CA) a year or so ago on clusters there
and is going to be working for NCSA shortly :-) (http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/).

There are plenty of solutions available which quite often don't need existing
software to be adapated to take advantage of the cluster - unfortunately it
seems that they are generally quite intensive on network usage, to the point
where 10Mbps isn't sufficient.

J.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lug-list at area51.termisoc.org
> [mailto:owner-lug-list at area51.termisoc.org]On Behalf Of Darren Ward
> Sent: 03 May 2001 10:21
> To: lug-list at area51.termisoc.org
> Subject: RE: [LUG] Linux Clusters!!!!
>
>
> Sounds like fun, Ihave a few 486 motherboards and bits, also in plymouth,
> count me in
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lug-list at area51.termisoc.org
> [mailto:owner-lug-list at area51.termisoc.org]On Behalf Of MATTHEW BROWNING
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 11:00 AM
> To: lug-list at area51.termisoc.org
> Subject: Re: [LUG] Linux Clusters!!!!
>
>
> Date:          Wed, 02 May 2001 22:46:28 +0100
> From:          Jason Mepham <j.mepham at virgin.net>
>
> Ok so they are hard to do.  In for a penny in for a pound I say.
> Challenging I know.   I am in Plymouth and can pick up 486's for £10,
>
> >> where from??
>
> those who are interested let me know.  Oh someone with a bit more
> programming
> knowledge that I would be a benefit.
>
> >> I am in Plymouth and have programming skills (although they are
> pretty much the only skills I do have).  Sounds an interesting
> project.
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