Exploring Beowulf clusters

Authors:
Marsha Meredith;Teresa Carrigan;James Brockman;Timothy Cloninger;Jaroslav Privoznik;Jeffery Williams
Affiliations:
Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL;Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL;Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL;Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL;Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL;Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL
Venue:
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Year:
2003

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Abstract

Beowulf clusters provide the computational power of parallel programming at minimal cost, making this technology available to small colleges and individual labs. In this paper, we explore the construction and programming of four distinct varieties of Beowulf clusters over the Linux operating system. We compare the clusters for: ease of construction; ease of use and support; and (in a preliminary way) computational efficiency. As newcomers to both Beowulf and Linux, our experiences may be useful to others considering experimenting with cluster computing. In this spirit, we provide many useful links and references.