LINUX CLUSTER HOW TO
calendar_month 21 Aug 2006, 00:00
Linux Cluster HOWTO ....1
Ram Samudrala (me@ram.org)...............................................................................................................1
1. Introduction..........1
2. Hardware..............1
3. Software...............1
4. Set up and con1
5. Performing tasks on the cluster............................................................................................................1
6. Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................................1
7. Bibliography .......1
1. Introduction..........2
2. Hardware..............2
2.1 Node hardware...2
2.2 Server hardware.3
2.3 Desktop hardwa3
2.4 Miscellaneous/accessory hardware....................................................................................................4
2.5 Putting-it-all-together hardware......................................................................................................5
2.6 Costs...................5
3. Software...............5
3.1 Linux, of course!5
3.2 Costs...................5
4. Set up and con6
4.1 Disk configurat6
4.2 Package configuration .......................................................................................................................6
4.3 Operating system installation.............................................................................................................6
Cloning .......6
DHCP vs. hard-coded IP addresses...........................................................................................7
4.4 Known hardware issues ...................................................................................................................7
5. Performing tasks on the cluster............................................................................................................7
5.1 Rough benchma8
5.2 Uptimes..............8
6. Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................................8
7. Bibliography ......8
Ram Samudrala (me@ram.org)...............................................................................................................1
1. Introduction..........1
2. Hardware..............1
3. Software...............1
4. Set up and con1
5. Performing tasks on the cluster............................................................................................................1
6. Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................................1
7. Bibliography .......1
1. Introduction..........2
2. Hardware..............2
2.1 Node hardware...2
2.2 Server hardware.3
2.3 Desktop hardwa3
2.4 Miscellaneous/accessory hardware....................................................................................................4
2.5 Putting-it-all-together hardware......................................................................................................5
2.6 Costs...................5
3. Software...............5
3.1 Linux, of course!5
3.2 Costs...................5
4. Set up and con6
4.1 Disk configurat6
4.2 Package configuration .......................................................................................................................6
4.3 Operating system installation.............................................................................................................6
Cloning .......6
DHCP vs. hard-coded IP addresses...........................................................................................7
4.4 Known hardware issues ...................................................................................................................7
5. Performing tasks on the cluster............................................................................................................7
5.1 Rough benchma8
5.2 Uptimes..............8
6. Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................................8
7. Bibliography ......8
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