On Fri, 18 Nov 2005, Nick I wrote:
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> Hi,
> At www.clusterbuilder.org/FAQ <http://www.clusterbuilder.org/FAQ> the=
> re is a
> question about what OS and cluster management software are the best f=
> or a
> cluster system. Does anyone have any advice on Scientific Linux as a =
> cluster
> OS?
>
> Here is the question:
>
> "I'm bulding a project for a cluster that consists on 64 machines run=
> ning
> each 2x Dual Core AMD Opteron with 2GB of memory per core (8GB per ma=
> chine).
> We already have everything else accounted for except for the software=
> . We
> have serious doubts on what would be best for the OS and the cluster
What doubts do you have on the OS and cluster management software?
You should start with a list of requirements. This will help you
determine which OS and cluster software to research. You can then test
products based on your research.
-Connie Sieh
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
> management software. The OS has to be open source. Please give me som=
> e
> advice on what you think you be the best performance solution for it.=
> It
> doesn''t matter if it's not free. "
>
> Also, if anyone has any advice on cluster management software, please=
> send
> it. I am trying to build a knowldgebase of different opinions on soft=
> ware.
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
>
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> Hi,<br>
> <font color=3D"#000000"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><=
> font size=3D"2">At
> <a href=3D"http://www.clusterbuilder.org/FAQ">www.clusterbuilder.org/=
> FAQ</a>
> there is a question about what OS and cluster management software are
> the best for a cluster system.</font></font></font><font color=3D"#00=
> 0000"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size=3D"2">&n=
> bsp; Does
> anyone have any advice on Scientific Linux as a cluster OS?</font></f=
> ont></font>
>
> <p style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in;" lang=3D"en-US">Here is the question:=
> </p>
> <p style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in;" lang=3D"en-US"><font color=3D"#00000=
> 0">"<font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size=3D"2"><fon=
> t face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I'm
> bulding a project for a cluster that consists on 64 machines running
> each 2x Dual Core AMD Opteron with 2GB of memory per core (8GB per
> machine). We already have everything else accounted for except for
> the software. We have serious doubts on what would be best for the OS
> and the cluster management software. The OS has to be open source.
> Please give me some advice on what you think you be the best
> performance solution for it. It doesn''t matter if it's not free.</fo=
> nt>
> "</font></font></font></p>
> <p style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in;" lang=3D"en-US"><font color=3D"#00000=
> 0"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size=3D"2">Also,
> if anyone has any advice on cluster management software, please send
> it. I am trying to build a knowldgebase of different opinions o=
> n
> software.</font></font></font></p>
> <p style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in;" lang=3D"en-US"><font color=3D"#00000=
> 0"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size=3D"2">Thank=
> s,<br>
> Nick</font></font></font></p>
>
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