RE: [MLUG] Beowolf cluster

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Do you have to write the programs for this specificlly or does it just
work for any program you have? So if my web server was getting hit hard
it'd automaticlly start running some of the processes on another machine
on my LAN?

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On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Aaron Littich wrote:

> Try MOSIX instead of Beowulf, it is a kernel-addon
> that allows processes to be migrated depending on what
> the task load of each machine is.  "Load-sharing" they
> call it.  This is free and has been ported to several
> dists like debian and redhat. It is also free.
> Goto:
> http://www.mosix.cs.huji.ac.il/
> --- "Hancock Jr, Denis C." <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> wrote:
> > Try going to www.beowulf.org for all the information
> > you will need to start
> > planning and designing a cluster.
> > 
> > Also, O'Reilly has a book called "Building Linux
> > Clusters", published in
> > 2000, that may provide some useful information.
> > 
> > As far as I know, you can build a cluster using Opne
> > Source components, so
> > it is as free as you want it to be.
> > 
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> > Denis C. Hancock Jr., Database Administrator
> > 213 Curtis Hall, University of Missouri
> > Columbia MO 65211
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> > 
> > 
> >  > -----Original Message-----
> >  > From: Lee Adams [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> >  > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 4:08 AM
> >  > To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> >  > Subject: [MLUG] Beowolf cluster
> >  > 
> >  > 
> >  > Hello, 
> >  > Could you send me more information on this free
> > beowolf cluster
> >  > 
> >  > Lee
> >  > 
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