> > On 5/12/13 11:52 AM, "Joe Landman" <land...@scalableinformatics.com> > wrote: > >> >> >>I had forgotten to plug this, but have a gander here: >>http://limulus.basement-supercomputing.com/ >> >>Cluster in a box, by one of our (Beowulf's) own. >> > > Yes.. I had mentioned that some emails ago.. > > BUT.. I wonder whether it being "in a box" would discourage tinkering? My > gut feel is that when things start to look like a computer (e.g. In a box, > with connectors, and screws holding the case on) that institutional forces > (and of bigger concern, user psychology) start to consider it a "box that > shall remain closed for the following reasons:<list of reasons here>"... >
Well it depends how much support you want to provide for users with screw drivers. I like Little Fe et al for that reason, kind of cluster lego. Limulus is designed to pull the most performance from a personal power/noise/size envelope, which drives the design in a slightly different direction. -- Doug -- Mailscanner: Clean _______________________________________________ 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
