Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Dec 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001aas...19915701m&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, 199th AAS Meeting, #157.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 34, p.565
Computer Science
Performance
Scientific paper
Ever since the first off-the-shelf distributed memory computing cluster (Beowulf) was constructed at the Goddard Space Flight Center, systems composed of commodity hardware have been attractive solutions to difficult scientific computing problems. Beowulfs are relatively easy to construct, maintain, and program, and provide an unbeatable cost per performance ratio. The Drexel University Physics Department was the first academic department to utilize Beowulf clusters, and has since built a successor. We are in the process of building a new cluster, one with the express design goal of maximum flexibility at very low construction price. We discuss a possible design of such a system with dual Athlon MP processors and channel-bonded 100 Mbps Ethernet. This hardware combination provides maximum performance at a minimum price, which is further strengthened by in-house construction of the entire system. We present a review of Beowulfs, comparisons of other hardware solutions and performance projections.
Goldberg David M.
Mamikonyan Ernest N.
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