Beowulf cluster computing with Windows

Author(s)

    • Sterling, Thomas
    • Bell, Gordon

Bibliographic Information

Beowulf cluster computing with Windows

Thomas Sterling

(Scientific and engineering computation)

MIT Press, c2002

  • : pbk

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Note

Includes bibliographical reference (p. [437]-[438]) and index

"Foreword by Gordon Bell"--Cover

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Comprehensive guides to the latest Beowulf tools and methodologies. Beowulf clusters, which exploit mass-market PC hardware and software in conjunction with cost-effective commercial network technology, are becoming the platform for many scientific, engineering, and commercial applications. With growing popularity has come growing complexity. Addressing that complexity, Beowulf Cluster Computing with Linux and Beowulf Cluster Computing with Windows provide system users and administrators with the tools they need to run the most advanced Beowulf clusters. The book is appearing in both Linux and Windows versions in order to reach the entire PC cluster community, which is divided into two distinct camps according to the node operating system. Each book consists of three stand-alone parts. The first provides an introduction to the underlying hardware technology, assembly, and configuration. The second part offers a detailed presentation of the major parallel programming librairies. The third, and largest, part describes software infrastructures and tools for managing cluster resources. This includes some of the most popular of the software packages available for distributed task scheduling, as well as tools for monitoring and administering system resources and user accounts. Approximately 75% of the material in the two books is shared, with the other 25% pertaining to the specific operating system. Most of the chapters include text specific to the operating system. The Linux volume includes a discussion of parallel file systems.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA56311494
  • ISBN
    • 0262692759
  • LCCN
    2001095384
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge, Mass.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxxiii, 445 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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