Beowulf Cluster Computing with Linux

Name: Beowulf Cluster Computing with Linux
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ISBN: 9780262692748

ISBN-10: 0262692740

ISBN-13: 9780262692748

Edition: 2002

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: $49.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 10/26/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 536
Size: 8.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English



Series Foreword


Foreword


Preface



Introduction




Enabling Technologies



An Overview of Cluster Computing




Node Hardware




Linux




Network Hardware




Network Software




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




PVFS: Parallel Virtual File System




Chiba City: The Argonne Scalable Cluster




Conclusions




Glossary of Terms



Annotated Reading List



Annotated URLs


References


Index