By Joseph D SloanPublished by O'Reilly Media (http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596005702/)
Since a wide variety of options exist in each area of clustering software, the author discusses the pros and cons of the major free software projects and chooses those that are most likely to be helpful to new cluster administrators and programmers. A few of the projects introduced in the book include:
* MPI, the most popular programming library for clusters. This book offers simple but realistic introductory examples along with some pointers for advanced use.
* OSCAR and Rocks, two comprehensive installation and administrative systems
* openMosix (a convenient tool for distributing jobs), Linux kernel extensions that migrate processes transparently for load balancing
* PVFS, one of the parallel filesystems that make clustering I/O easier
* C3, a set of commands for administering multiple systems
Ganglia, OpenPBS, and cloning tools (Kickstart, SIS and G4U) are also covered. The book looks at cluster installation packages (OSCAR & Rocks) and then considers the core packages individually for greater depth or for folks wishing to do a custom installation. Guidelines for debugging, profiling, performance tuning, and managing jobs from multiple users round out this immensely useful book.
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