I think some places are moving to Ubuntu. The thought is that Ubuntu keeps more up to date with software. I preferred to keep the OS minimal and build the user software independently since there usually were complex dependencies and Debian should be fine in that case.
We used diskless servers with stable ramdisk boot images and I did not get Debian or Ubuntu working before I retired. I didn't get far enough along to try Infiniband or GPFS. GPFS was working for some others on Ubuntu workstations. The Beowulf mailing list is good. Stuart On January 6, 2024 4:04:51 PM UTC, "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amaca...@einval.com> wrote: >Michael: This discussion has also been taking place periodically in >the main Beowulf lists over at Beowulf.org (https://www.beowulf.org) > >See, for example, their archives from May-November 2023 for the thread. > >For anyone interested in HPC, I commend the Beowulf list - very small >numbers of extremely motivated, extremely competent people. > >Disclaimer: I'm also an occasional contributor to discussions there - >and I first suggested that they use Debian rather than a Red Hat base >in about 1998 when Red Hat launched Extreme Linux :) > >All the very best, as ever, > >Andy >(amaca...@debian.org)
