RE: [MLUG] Beowolf cluster

[Aaron Littich <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

It will work with most programs that use multiple
processes, like MySql or others.. Some things it
doesn't work at all for, such as programs written with
a single thread of execution, etc. It does not work
(yet) for memory sharing apps. 

--- Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> 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?
> 
> *^*^*^*
> Spam - The other white meat.
> 
> 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.
> > > 
> > > --
> > > 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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