OT: introduction to computing clusters?
Cameron Laird
claird at lairds.us
Fri Jan 20 11:08:01 EST 2006
In article <mailman.838.1137765318.27775.python-list at python.org>,
<skip at pobox.com> wrote:
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>Sorry for the off-topic post, but I know of no better collection of brains
>than this one. I'm starting to investigate clustering as a means to address
>some growing computing needs at work, but know essentially zip about the
>concept. If you know of a good introduction to computing clusters (Linux or
>Solaris would be the software environment), I'd appreciate a reference.
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Bring back VMS.
Skip, do you do AIM or similar? Maybe we should chat ...
The first step I recommend is to be clear on the benefits
you're targetting. For you, is clustering about
A. HPC
B. reliability
C. server consolidation
D. manageability
...?
My answer, therefore: it depends. There *is* good writing on
clustering, but I've ignored it for over a year, and before I
catch up, I'd want to have a clear notion of your goals.
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