We do it the opposite way quite frequently: Linux master node with Windows slaves. You could at the very least install the Linux servers from Windows over the network. Setup a Windows DHCP/HTTP server. Then you could at the very least 'kickstart' or 'autoyast' the nodes. Not sure about the software level of controlling the apps.
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 7:08 AM, MArk Fennema <mar...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > I'm not sure at all if this would be at all beowulfy, or even if it would > be possible. That's why I'm asking you. What I want to set up is a cluster > computer that can run standard windows applications. Random download games, > Microsoft office, etc. So I was wondering, is it at all possible to run a > windows master computer that's controlling Linux slaves, and if I did, would > it improve the performance of usual applications (or make it possible to run > more of them at the same time). I know this isn't the most useful or the > cheapest way to make a computer like this, but it's kind of an experiment. > > ------------------------------ > > *Yahoo! Canada Toolbar :* Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark > your favourite sites. Download it now! <http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com/> > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > >
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