[SGVLUG] questions about linux clusters

[jmd]

On Dec 4, 2005, at 1:46 PM, Mike Fedyk wrote:

> jmd wrote:
>
>> i am building a linux cluster for fun/home use. not for any sort  
>> of  production. has anyone worked with them?
>
> Unfortunately, you did not say what type of cluster you want to  
> create.  That is important.

a computation cluster. nothing for visualization or anything  
extravagant. more than likely i will run apps from BOINC. all i  
really care about at this point are the hardware issues. if i can get  
a few nodes working together i will be happy. i don't really care if  
this runs one setiathome or climate prediction work unit per cpu, or  
threads one work unit to all cpus.
>
>> so my question is, will the disparity of the systems speed become  
>> a  problem if i use the faster dual xeons as a head node.  i  
>> realize  this will depend in part on the given application. since  
>> this is a  learning experience, obtaining another eseries that  
>> matches the other  2 and skipping the faster board is ok with me.
>
> Most clusters allow the nodes to run at different speeds.

this is the feeling i got from the book *high performance linux  
clusters* from OReilly.

jeff