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- Continental Resources Assists Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., in Deploying Customized IBM linux cluster
- Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., (AER) is a leader in providing science-based solutions for the planning and operational needs of the private and public sectors-including the U.S. government and the financial, energy and insurance industries. AER wanted to provide additional speed and memory at optimal price/performance ratio to handle a...
- Tags: Resource, IBM Linux, Linux Cluster, IBM Corp., Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Utility Computing, Software
- Case studies
- University of Southampton Plugs Into the Grid With Intel Architecture-Based linux cluster
- University of Southampton is one of the United Kingdom's top universities. The challenge was to support a growing research community and develop next-generation technologies for grid computing, one of the United Kingdom's leading research institutions needed a highly flexible, scalable supercomputing system that wouldn't break the bank. The University of...
- Tags: Linux Cluster, Intel Corp., Intel Architecture, University Of Southampton, Linux, Processors, Open Source, It Management, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, It service Management
- Case studies
- Introduction to linux cluster Filesystems
- Traditionally, a cluster is simply a group of servers, either PCs or workstations, acting as a single system. That definition is stretching considerably, however; cluster technology is now a dynamic field with diverse applications that is continually absorbing new features. Furthermore, cluster filesystem technologies, whether open source or proprietary, are...
- Tags: Linux, Oracle Corp., File System, Linux Cluster
- White papers
- Full Circle: Simulating linux clusters on linux clusters
- BGLsim is a complete system simulator for parallel machines. It is currently being used in hardware validation and software development for the BlueGene/L cellular architecture machine. BGLsim is capable of functionally simulating multiple nodes of this machine operating in parallel. It simulates instruction execution in each node and the communication...
- Tags: University Of Illinois, Hardware, Linux Cluster, BGLsim, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers
- Performance Considerations for Network Switch Fabrics on linux clusters
- In this paper the authors investigate the necessity of a high speed interconnect for Linux based clusters and the performance differences between Myrinet and Ethernet connected networks. The authors benchmark applications and network performance in a dedicated environment with varying workloads and processing elements. The authors show that for certain...
- Tags: Networking Switch, Performance, Network, Author, Wayne State University, Linux Cluster, Linux, Performance Management, Ethernet, Networking, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers
- The MOSIX2 Management System for linux clusters and Organizational Grids
- MOSIX Version 2 (MOSIX2) for Linux-2.6 is a management system for clusters and organizational grids. Its main feature is to make all the participating nodes perform like a single computer with multiple processors, almost like an SMP. In a MOSIX system, users can run applications by creating multiple processes, then...
- Tags: Linux Cluster, MOSIX Version 2, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2007-03-01
- Techniques to Build a Diskless Boot linux cluster of JS21 Blades
- Blades are becoming an increasingly popular method for companies to use to build up their infrastructure at a low cost. Blades provide a large computing powerhouse in an extremely small, condensed footprint. Using Linux as the operating system of choice and booting "Diskless" provides for even lower cost of ownership,...
- Tags: Technique, Blade, Linux Cluster, IBM Corp., Linux, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-12-12
- Migrating From UNIX SMP to IBM linux clusters: The Cost Effective Alternative: PolyServe Matrix Server and IBM xSeries or BladeCenter
- The movement to migrate mission-critical data center applications from UNIX to Intel Linux has been accelerated by the improved Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) economics of Intel-based servers and blades, the availability of almost all key UNIX software applications on Linux, and the availability of key infrastructure offerings such as...
- Tags: IBM xSeries, PolyServe Inc., Data Center, IBM eServer BladeCenter, Blade, Migration, TCO, IBM Linux, Linux Cluster, Unix, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Roi/Tco, Servers, Utility Computing, Blade Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2006-07-20
- linux clusters White Paper
- Clustered computing has been around for several years. Clusters have been devised, formally or informally, from many types of systems. On one extreme, the IBM eServer zSeries, when configured in a Sysplex, represents a cluster. At the other end of the power spectrum, many organizations have assembled Intel (and other)...
- Tags: Linux Cluster, IBM Corp., Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Running a Traffic Model on a linux cluster: Using MATLAB's Distributed Computing Toolbox
- Distributed computing has become an accepted technology to reduce the time needed to perform large computations. The MathWorks has anticipated this development by introducing the Distributed Computing Toolbox for MATLAB. This toolbox allows MATLAB users to run their applications on clusters of PC's, thus obtaining results quicker than on a...
- Tags: Distributed Computing, Matlab, Linux Cluster, MathWorks, Network Technology, Linux, Open Source, Networking, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2005-10-27
- An Information Flow Based Security Model for linux clusters
- With the increasing use of clusters and distributed networks in industry, research, and scientific discoveries, security issues are becoming more and more important. Most existing security models are based on the Discretionary Access Control (DAC) methods, where each user is granted (or denied) access to resources depending on the policies...
- Tags: Network, Distributed Network, Linux Cluster, Linux, Open Source, Security, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2005-10-04
- Cheap and Easy Parallelism for Matlab on linux clusters
- Matlab is the most popular platform for rapid prototyping and development of scientific and engineering applications. A typical university computing lab will have Matlab installed on a set of networked Linux workstations. With the growing availability of distributed computing networks, many third-party software libraries have been developed to support parallel...
- Tags: Matlab, Linux Cluster, Linux, Network Technology, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Networking
- White papers 2005-09-16
- Message Passing for linux clusters With Gigabit Ethernet Mesh Connections
- Multiple copper-based -commodity Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) interconnects (adapters) on a single host can lead to Linux cluster with mesh/torus connections without using expensive switches and high speed network interconnects (NICs). However traditional message passing systems based on TCP for GigE will not perform well for this type of cluster clusters...
- Tags: Gigabit Ethernet, TCP, Linux Cluster, Ethernet, Tcp/Ip, Linux, Networking, Network Technology, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2005-08-15
- Enabling 1,000,000-Entity Simulations on Distributed linux clusters
- The Information Sciences Institute and Caltech are enabling US Joint Forces COMmand (USJFCOM) and the Institute for Defense Analyses to conduct entity-level simulation experiments using hundreds of distributed computer nodes on Linux Clusters as a vehicle for simulating millions of Joint SemiAutomated Forces (JSAF) entities. Included in this paper is...
- Tags: California Institute Of Technology, Linux Cluster, JSAF Experiment, Linux, Open Source, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2005-08-11
- Oracle 10g on linux cluster
- High Availability (HA) is in high demand nowadays. Corporations lose thousands if not millions of dollars every time there is an outage of their IT systems. This white paper will cover the basic steps for creating a Linux Cluster. Specifically, it will cover installing Oracle 10g on a Linux Cluster...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., High Availability, Oracle Application Server 10g, Linux Cluster, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2005-07-07
- Optimizing Performance on linux clusters Using Advanced Communication Protocols: How 10+ Teraflops Was Achieved on a 8.6 Teraflops Linpack-Rated linux cluster
- Advancements in high-performance networks (Quadrics, Infiniband or Myrinet) continue to improve the efficiency of modern clusters. However, the average application efficiency is as small fraction of the peak as the system's efficiency. This paper describes techniques for optimizing application performance on Linux clusters using Remote Memory Access communication protocols. The...
- Tags: Performance, Teraflop, Linux Cluster, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2005-03-07
- Breaking New Ground: The Evolution of linux clustering
- Linux High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters are an example of innovation achieved through novel ways of thinking about proven technology. This combination allows both exceptional performance and superior reliability. Clusters, derived from the pioneering Beowulf concept, provide a cost-effective alternative to proprietary supercomputers and Symmetric MultiProcessing (SMP) systems. Scyld Software...
- Tags: Clustering, Linux Cluster, Scyld Software, Scyld, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2005-02-11
- 20TB on a linux cluster Today: How to Build a Multiterabyte Data Warehouse, Using Linux and RAC
- This paper will help guide system engineers to create reliable and performant Linux RAC systems for a data warehouse applications. The paper is organized in three sections. The first sections supplies guidelines setting up hardware. Starting with a simple model on how to determine throughput requirements it continues with guidelines...
- Tags: Data Warehouse, Oracle Corp., Section, Linux Cluster, Oracle Real Application Cluster, Linux, Business Intelligence, Databases, Storage, Blade Servers, Open Source, Operating Systems, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Servers
- White papers 2004-11-01
- TIPC: Providing Communication for linux clusters
- Transparent Inter Process Communication (TIPC) is a protocol specially designed for efficient intra cluster communication, leveraging the particular conditions present within clusters of loosely coupled nodes. TIPC provides a powerful infrastructure for designing distributed, site-independent, scalable, highly-available and high-performing applications, as well as a good support for cluster, network and...
- Tags: Ericsson Inc., Linux Cluster, Transparent Inter Process Communication, Linux, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Management
- White papers 2004-07-24
- linux cluster firms attract new funding
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- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Leadership, PRODUCTIVITY, Linux cluster, Scyld Software, Penguin Computing, Linux
- Technical articles 2004-11-05
