RE: HPC Cluster with Debian Etch

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Madden [mailto:darkspleen@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 7:55 AM
To: debian-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: HPC Cluster with Debian Etch

Hello:

Is anyone aware of a project similar to Rocks Clusters
(http://www.rocksclusters.org/) that uses Debian as it's base? Rocks
is
super simple to get setup; I recently setup a 8 node HPC cluster with
Rocks to develop MPI applications in under an hour. However I'd
prefer
to use something based on Debian Etch.

I've came across a few projects (ClusterKnoppix, PelicanHPC,
ParallelKnoppix, Quantian), but these projects are based live CD
projects like Knoppix and Debian Live. I'd really like to have a
cluster with a persistent setup similar to that provided with Rocks.

Thanks in advance.

I love Rocks. They have done an amazing job with that Distro.

I won't call myself an expert or anything like that, but I /really/
enjoy the clustering world and have been involved with it for a few
years now (both for fun and work). I have worked with clusters across a
wide range of software and hardware as well as with most of the Distro's
you have listed and many more you didn't. I have not found anything like
Rocks; at least not with the cluster work I do/have done.

Most of the Debian based distros I have worked with are good and get the
job done, but none of them quite compare with Rocks in the same way.
It's an apples-to-oranges-but-at-least-they-are-both-fruit comparison at
best. I wish they had a Debian based port... *sigh*

Take my comments for what you may think they are worth. I absolutely
adore Debian for my home and my servers but I have absolutely nothing
but praise for the Rocks team when it comes to clustering.

Just MHO.


--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Relevant Pages

  • HPC Cluster with Debian Etch
    ... Rocks is super simple to get setup; I recently setup a 8 node HPC cluster with Rocks to develop MPI applications in under an hour. ... However I'd prefer to use something based on Debian Etch. ...
    (Debian-User)
  • Re: HPC Cluster with Debian Etch
    ... Rocks; at least not with the cluster work I do/have done. ... I wish they had a Debian based port... ... but praise for the Rocks team when it comes to clustering. ... To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of "unsubscribe". ...
    (Debian-User)
  • Re: monitor network throughput on dom0s ethernet
    ... I think it rocks (like debian)! ... To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ... Trouble? ...
    (Debian-User)
  • creare un cluster SGE
    ... Tutti i pc hanno debian installata e i mac hanno Tiger e tutti i ... Lo scopo del cluster è distribuire il lavoro di un ipotetico singolo e ... avevo pensato a Sun Grid Engine, ma una volta scaricato non ho la ...
    (it.comp.macintosh)
  • Re: Best cluster OS
    ... > cluster system. ... Does anyone have any advice on Debian as a cluster OS? ... > management software. ...
    (Debian-User)