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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:07:22 -0700
From: Jim Lux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Beowulf] small file systems
To: beowulf@beowulf.org
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And here's a challenge at the other end of the spectrum.
What's the lowest cost, simplest, closest to off the shelf way to
build a small network file server that can do DHCP/PXE booting, etc.
for a compact low power cluster. Something like a LinkSys NSLU-2
(<$100 but you need to add a USB disk, and load a new version of the
OS that has dhcpd and tftpd) could probably do it, but it would be
nice to have an integrated solution.
James Lux, P.E.
Spacecraft Radio Frequency Subsystems Group
Flight Communications Systems Section
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mail Stop 161-213
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena CA 91109
tel: (818)354-2075
fax: (818)393-6875
Jim,
Take look at DD-WRT (http://www.dd-wrt.com). It is a mini-distro
designed to replace the firmware on many models of Linksys, Buffalo and
Netgear SOHO router/gateway products. They also have ported to a few
board level single-board computers that are a bit more robust. Most are
based on the Broadcom embedded processors. It has many features
including samba and nfs, dhcp, tftp, ftp, iptables, ssh, etc. By
underclocking the processor you can get it down to very low power usage.
With a router board that has a compact flash port (CF disk) you could
get 8GB of fast local storage, equal to a lower end laptop drive.
Here is a link to a board level product that works well with dd-wrt and
has a CF slot. http://www.routerboard.com/rb500.html
--Jeff
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Best Regards,
Jeff Johnson
Vice President
Engineering/Technology
Western Scientific, Inc
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Fax +001.619.220.6590
"Braccae tuae aperiuntur"
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