“Plug-and-Play” cluster computing: HPC designed for the mainstream scientist

Authors:
Dean E. Dauger;Viktor K. Decyk
Affiliations:
Dauger Research, Inc., Huntington Beach, CA;Department of Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Venue:
ICCS'05 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Computational Science - Volume Part II
Year:
2005

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Using MPI: portable parallel programming with the message-passing interface

Using MPI: portable parallel programming with the message-passing interface

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Abstract

At UCLA's Plasma Physics Group, to achieve accessible computational power for our research goals, we developed the tools to build numerically-intensive parallel computing clusters on the Macintosh platform. Our approach is designed to allow the user, without expertise in the operating system, to most efficiently develop and run parallel code, enabling the most effective advancement of scientific research. In this article we describe, in technical detail, the design decisions we made to accomplish these goals. We found it necessary for us to “reinvent” the cluster computer, creating a unique solution that maximizes accessibility for users. See: http://daugerresearch.com/.