Mark Hahn wrote:
> IMO, centralization breeds contempt ;) [virtual coffee splatters real screen] [....] > that said, it's entirely possible to sustain a "rolling cluster": start > with one generation, and incrementally move it forward. this is easiest > if you have standard parts (plain old ethernet, IPMI, PXE, x86, 110/220 > auto-sensing PS, 1U). people will still use old hardware, if you make > it available and easy. I think OSC does this with their machines. -- Joseph Landman, Ph.D Founder and CEO Scalable Informatics LLC, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web : http://www.scalableinformatics.com phone: +1 734 786 8423 fax : +1 734 786 8452 or +1 866 888 3112 cell : +1 734 612 4615 _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf