Yes, of course! Sorry about that. On Sat, 3 Jan 2015 11:48:49 -0500 bruce <badouglas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > what do you want to the cluster to do? MPI (Message Passing Interface) using OpenMPI perhaps and also the ability to run jobs from the headnode in a queue. > how much management do you want to do? Some, I guess, is only expected. But I don't fancy this becoming a full-time vocation. > do you want to slap VM/virtual machines on each box? I wasn't planning on this, but is there an advantage to slapping VMs on each box? > more data from you might get more useful comments! Sorry again! Many thanks and best wishes, Ranjan > thanks > > > On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 11:02 AM, Ranjan Maitra > <maitra.mbox.ignored@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have my hands on five slightly older (circa 2009-top-of-the-line) dual quad-cores, one of them has 16GB memory, the others have 8GB. All of them are otherwise identical. I want to try my hand at making a cluster out of them using Fedora 21 or CentOS 7. Are there any comprehensive documents someone could point me to? I am not sure what sort of cluster (ROCKs/Beowulf, etc) to set up, and I am also looking at this as a learning experience, so any suggestions in this regard would also be very helpful. > > > > Many thanks and best wishes, > > Ranjan > > > > -- > > Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas on your desktop! > > Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/marineaquarium > > > > > > -- > > users mailing list > > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ Can't remember your password? Do you need a strong and secure password? Use Password manager! It stores your passwords & protects your account. Check it out at http://mysecurelogon.com/password-manager -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
