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Hello all, |
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I sent the following message to the gentoo-cluster mailing list, and then |
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realized it was probably equally, if not more, applicable to the |
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gentoo-science list. |
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I am looking for something of a survey of examples of Gentoo-driven clusters |
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out there. If such a survey has been done, perhaps someone point me to it. |
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But I would like to hear from others on the list about their clusters. |
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I am in the process of advocating for using Gentoo on a new cluster that we |
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will be building. The cluster will be a "hyperwall", meaning that each node |
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will have graphics, forming a grid of displays for multi-parameter, |
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multi-dimensional scientific visualization. There will also be several disk |
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servers which will run Suse in order to get Lustre support (Lustre support |
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on the client side will be OS-neutral when the current beta is officially |
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released). In addition to graphics, the nodes will also be used for compute |
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jobs (scientific), and may serve as a testbed for a production scientific |
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computing environment. |
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In the process of making my case, I've been asked what other examples there |
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are of large Gentoo clusters. This cluster will be 128 nodes (dual socket, |
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dual or quad core). Of particular interest are production and/or scientific |
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environments - not so much database clusters, though all examples are of |
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interest. Use of MPI is particularly relevant. Graphics clusters are also |
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of interest of course. |
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I'd be grateful for any feedback I get from others on the list about the |
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clusters they maintain or use, and perhaps some comments about the efficacy |
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of Gentoo in an environment where stability is very important, and how |
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system administration compares to administration of a Suse or Redhat cluster. |
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Thanks, |
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-bryan |
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