| Publisher | Dell Computer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 118.0KB HTML & PDF | Date added | 02 Jan 2001 |
| Topics | Parallel Processing | ||
| Downloads | 1 | ||
This article continues the discussion of design choices for building cost-effective, high-performance Beowulf clusters. After selecting the appropriate compute node, the next design step is to decide the communications subsystem. This is the "gluing technology" that turns a group of autonomous compute nodes into a high-performance Beowulf cluster.
Beowulf is a concept of clustering commodity computers to form a parallel, virtual supercomputer. The communications subsystem is the crucial
"clustering technology" that harnesses the computing power of a collection of computer systems and transforms them into a high-performance cluster. The combination of the physical interconnection, the communications protocol, and the message passing interface comprises the communications subsystem. It allows the processes of a parallel application to exchange messages during their collaborative execution.
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