I want my own distributed network!!!!

[Rilescat]

Hello All,

I want to setup my own distributed network (approx. 20 machines) for so help in large processes in my work environment.

Problem: I haven't the slightest clue where to start.

Anyone have any ideas? Programs? suggestions?

Maybe I need to just hit myself with a hammer and get a better idea.

Good Day!

 

[Ken g6]

I get the feeling you're talking about a network to run work-related programs? Around here we tend to talk more about idle-time-use distributed computing programs, but there are people here who know this stuff.

First, you need to make sure your application has multiple threads (i.e. it uses all the power on all the processors of an SMP machine.) Second, it would really help if you can run it in Linux.

Once that's established, there are a couple of platforms you can run your application on. The old one is called Beowulf. You may have seen threads around here about a TeAm Beowulf cluster; the people in those threads will likely know more than I do. The problem with Beowulf, I believe, is that it requires a cluster of uniform computers. If your computers are different from each other, I think there's a new distributed OS called Mosix or something (Edit: yep, it's Mosix) that you might be better off using anyway.

If you're on NT, AFAIK the only way to distribute an application over the network is to re-write it with the networking code.

Good luck!

 

[Poritz]

Wow, I love the end note Ken_g6! I love the tie in to Dolye Carte's dynamic duo.

-Poritz