Building Linux Beowulf Clusters

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Building Linux Beowulf Clusters

Mike Perry

Updated 09/26/00

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This document aims to provide an overview of Beowulf clusters,
from cluster design, to cluster use and maintainance. This
document was written while I was under hire by
The Illinois Genetic Algorithms Lab (Illigal), and as such, spends a good deal of time describing how to
maintain and use the specific type of cluster I built for them.

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1. Introduction

• 1.1 What is a Beowulf Cluster?
• 1.2 What can a Beowulf Cluster do?
• 1.3 What can’t a Beowulf Cluster do?

2. Types of Beowulf Clusters

• 2.1 Classification by Network Architecture
• 2.2 Classification by System Architecture
• 2.3 Classification by Synchronization Software

3. Building the System

• 3.1 Building the NetType
• 3.2 Building the ArchType
• 3.3 Building the SoftType
• 3.4 Other Notes

4. System Maintainance

• 4.1 Planing for the Future
• 4.2 Always Use Package Managers
• 4.3 Adding a Node
• 4.4 Other Notes

5. Other Sources of Info

• 5.1 Where to Find this Document
• 5.2 Books
• 5.3 URLs

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