Extending Beowulf Clusters

Open-File Report 2003-208
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Abstract

Beowulf clusters can provide a cost-effective way to compute numerical models and process large amounts of remote sensing image data. Usually a Beowulf cluster is designed to accomplish a specific set of processing goals, and processing is very efficient when the problem remains inside the constraints of the original design. There are cases, however, when one might wish to compute a problem that is beyond the capacity of the local Beowulf system. In these cases, spreading the problem to multiple clusters or to other machines on the network may provide a cost-effective solution.
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Extending Beowulf Clusters
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2003-208
DOI 10.3133/ofr2003208
Year Published 2003
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing office(s) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Description 18 p.
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