Beowulf Cluster Computing with Windows

Name: Beowulf Cluster Computing with Windows
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ISBN: 9780262692755

ISBN-10: 0262692759

ISBN-13: 9780262692755

Edition: 2001

Authors: Thomas Sterling, Gordon Bell

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Beowulf clusters, which exploit mass-market PC hardware and software in conjunction with cost-effective commercial network technology, are becoming the platform for many scientific, engineering, and commercial applications. With growing popularity has come growing complexity. Addressing that complexity, Beowulf Cluster Computing with Linux and Beowulf Cluster Computing with Windows provide system users and administrators with the tools they need to run the most advanced Beowulf clusters. The book is appearing in both Linux and Windows versions in order to reach the entire PC cluster community, which is divided into two distinct camps according to the node operating system. Each book…

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 10/26/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 482
Size: 8.03" wide x 9.29" long x 1.60" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Thomas Sterling is a Professor of Computer Science at Louisiana State University, a Faculty Associate at California Institute of Technology, and a Distinguished Visiting Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.



Series Foreword


Foreword


Preface



Introduction




Enabling Technologies



An Overview of Cluster Computing




Node Hardware




Windows 2000




Network Hardware




Windows 2000 Networking




Setting Up Clusters: Installation and Configuration




How Fast Is My Beowulf?




Parallel Programming



Parallel Programming with MPI




Advanced Topics in MPI Programming




Parallel Programming with PVM




Fault-Tolerant and Adaptive Programs with PVM




Managing Clusters



Cluster Workload Management




Condor: A Distributed Job Scheduler




Maui Scheduler: A Multifunction Cluster Scheduler




PBS: Portable Batch System




MPI Software Technology, Inc., Cluster CoNTroller




Cornell Theory Center




Conclusions




Glossary of Terms



Annotated Reading List



Annotated URLs


References


Index