On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 06:22 PM, Dr. Michaelangelo Salcedo
wrote:
> We have a PII server and 16 PI nodes (Linux 7.2 network with the BASH
> shell) that we use as workstations for our students. Would LAM-MPI be
> a useful tool to convert to a parallel-distributed cluster? We need
> to use the workstations during the day for student use but would like
> the ability to use the network as a cluster for special projects and
> in the evenings when the lab is closed.
> Do you think your application would work okay on our network? We are
> novices! Thanks!
Yes - LAM was actually designed to be friendly to running on groups of
workstations. It helps if you have uniform accounts and file systems,
but those aren't absolutely necessary.
Of course, a group of workstations on a public network will not perform
as well as a tightly bound cluster with a high speed network. And
those aren't exactly the highest speed machines in the world. But if
you want to teach parallel computing or steal a couple of cycles, your
setup will work fine.
Good luck!
Brian
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Brian Barrett
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