Re: beowulf clusters?

[Paul Nathan Puri <publisher@ompages.com>]

thanks... I'll check that out

NatePuri
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& Debian GNU/Linux Monk
McGeorge School of Law
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On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Norris Preyer wrote:

> Paul Nathan Puri <publisher@ompages.com> writes:
> 
> > Do nodes in a beowulf cluster all have to have the same hw configuration?
> > 
> > or can different types of intel based configurations work?
> 
> There is no reason for the nodes to have the same hardware, or even
> the same kind of hardware--lots of people run with intel, alphas, and
> sparcs simultaneously.  The node-node communication software (pvm,
> mpi, etc) handles big/little-endian translations transparently.
> System administration-type issues are obviously simpler with uniform
> hardware, but most people use whatever hardware they can scrounge up.
> 
> BTW, these sorts of questions will find more knowledgeable readers in
> the beowulf mail-list.
> 
> > 
> > NatePuri
> > Certified Law Student
> > & Debian GNU/Linux Monk
> > McGeorge School of Law
> > publisher@ompages.com
> > http://ompages.com
> > 
> 
> --Norris
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