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Title:
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THE VERTICAL SNAIL: CONSTRUCTION OF A HANGING LINUX CLUSTER |
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Author(s):
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Christian Jiresjö , Andreas Boklund , Stefan Mankefors-christiernin , Nima Namaki |
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ISBN:
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972-99353-6-X |
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Editors:
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Nuno Guimarães and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2005 |
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Edition:
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2 |
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Keywords:
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Cluster computing, beowulf, Mosix, openmosix, evaluation, performance . |
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Type:
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Poster/Demonstration |
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First Page:
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410 |
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Last Page:
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414 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In this article we present an evaluation of the construction behind a newly created old Linux compute cluster based on a new casing idea with modern software running on old hardware. There are three main goals behind the construction. The first is to experimentally determine if a hanging construction is a valid option for real world computer clusters. The second adjective is to empirically evaluate if it is possible to use advanced state of the art SSI-operating systems on older hardware, i.e. is the overhead too high. And the last adjective behind the construction was to create a work of real performance art, to enlighten an open area of the computer science building at the university. Which will make it possible for Computer Science students to get a glimpse of a piece of computer history? The experimental study was a success, thus we found that the suggested casing idea was a viable option. |
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