University at Buffalo
The State University of New York
CCR
Center for
Computational Research
What is a (Beowulf) Cluster?
Thomas Sterling
Caltech
nIndustry Standard Hardware and Software
qPC-Based Components (Intel or AMD)
qEthernet or Myrinet
qLinux, PBS, MPI
q“Commodity Off-The-Shelf” (COTS)
qIntroduced in 1995
nOperates as a Single System
nRivals Performance of Traditional Supercomputer at a Fraction of the Price