High Performance Linux Clusters with OSCAR, Rocks, OpenMosix, and MPI A Comprehensive Getting-Started Guide

Name: High Performance Linux Clusters with OSCAR, Rocks, OpenMosix, and MPI A Comprehensive Getting-Started Guide
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ISBN: 9780596005702

ISBN-10: 0596005709

ISBN-13: 9780596005702

Edition: 2004

Authors: Joseph D. Sloan

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To the outside world, a "supercomputer" appears to be a single system. In fact, it's a cluster of computers that share a local area network and have the ability to work together on a single problem as a team. Many businesses used to consider supercomputing beyond the reach of their budgets, but new Linux applications have made high-performance clusters more affordable than ever. These days, the promise of low-cost supercomputing is one of the main reasons many businesses choose Linux over other operating systems. This new guide covers everything a newcomer to clustering will need to plan, build, and deploy a high-performance Linux cluster. The book focuses on clustering for…

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List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/7/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.97" wide x 9.17" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Preface



An Introduction to Clusters



Cluster Architecture


Modern Computing and the Role of Clusters


Types of Clusters


Distributed Computing and Clusters


Limitations


My Biases



Cluster Planning


Design Steps


Determining Your Cluster's Mission


Architecture and Cluster Software


Cluster Kits


CD-ROM-Based Clusters


Benchmarks



Cluster Hardware


Design Decisions


Environment



Linux for Clusters


Installing Linux


Configuring Services


Cluster Security



Getting Started Quickly



openMosix


What is openMosix?


How openMosix Works


Selecting an Installation Approach


Installing a Precompiled Kernel


Using openMosix


Recompiling the Kernel


Is openMosix Right for You?



OSCAR


Why OSCAR?


What's in OSCAR


Installing OSCAR


Security and OSCAR


Using switcher


Using LAM/MPI with OSCAR



Rocks


Installing Rocks


Managing Rocks


Using MPICH with Rocks



Building Custom Clusters



Cloning Systems


Configuring Systems


Automating Installations


Notes for OSCAR and Rocks Users



Programming Software


Programming Languages


Selecting a Library


LAM/MPI


MPICH


Other Programming Software


Notes for OSCAR Users


Notes for Rocks Users



Management Software


C3


Ganglia


Notes for OSCAR and Rocks Users



Scheduling Software


OpenPBS


Notes for OSCAR and Rocks Users



Parallel Filesystems


PVFS


Using PVFS


Notes for OSCAR and Rocks Users



Cluster Programming



Getting Started with MPI


MPI


A Simple Problem


An MPI Solution


I/O with MPI


Broadcast Communications



Additional MPI Features


More on Point-to-Point Communication


More on Collective Communication


Managing Communicators


Packaging Data



Designing Parallel Programs


Overview


Problem Decomposition


Mapping Tasks to Processors


Other Considerations



Debugging Parallel Programs


Debugging and Parallel Programs


Avoiding Problems


Programming Tools


Rereading Code


Tracing with printf


Symbolic Debuggers


Using gdb and ddd with MPI


Notes for OSCAR and Rocks Users



Profiling Parallel Programs


Why Profile?


Writing and Optimizing Code


Timing Complete Programs


Timing C Code Segments


Profilers


MPE


Customized MPE Logging


Notes for OSCAR and Rocks Users



Appendix


References


Books


URLs


Index