Beowulf Talk Notes
Random notes from the BLU Beowulf Talk
The old formula for possible cluster speedup didn't account or map to what ultimately was observed.
Linpack still used
Low latency is still key, different topologies, machine design versus OTSC.
Cluster administration is still one of the biggest problems
MPI, custom NICs, Interprocess communication, MOSIX, SMP, RapidIO, Enfuzion
Differences in Theory, Building, and Simulating clusters
File systems PVFS
Green Destiny low power cluster.
Cluster in a box software: OSCAR and HA OSCAR
General information: Beowulf (the original), Linux Clustering, Cluster World,