Linux.SYS-CON.com Cover Story: Rapid Cluster Deployment

After building a number of clusters from the ground up -including one that made it to the Top500 Supercomputer list - I decided to try a service that many vendors now offer - having a system racked and stacked at the factory then shipped to us. Such a service saves a huge amount of time, not to mention my back, not having to build the cluster and cable all the equipment together. I've been a fan of well-cabled systems and have found the quality control to be acceptable. The key component is the pre-build requirements and verification before the system is built. This will ensure the system shipped is what is expected when it arrives at your front door. There can still be a fair amount of cabling that has to be done once it arrives, if you have a multi-rack configuration, but it's usually limited to plugging in the system's power and public network.

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#4	clusteradmin.net commented on 18 Feb 2008 For those who came here searching for cluster resources you may consider visiting my blog (http://clusteradmin.net) about cluster administration. Some introductory stuff, load-balancing guide, monitoring and other articles. Thanks, -marek
#3	Grid commented on 1 Apr 2006 Seems like SGE was not mentioned: http://gridengine.sunsource.net
#2	Grid commented on 1 Apr 2006 Seems like SGE was not mentioned: http://gridengine.sunsource.net
#1	SYS-CON Belgium News Desk commented on 17 Mar 2006 After building a number of clusters from the ground up -including one that made it to the Top500 Supercomputer list - I decided to try a service that many vendors now offer - having a system racked and stacked at the factory then shipped to us. Such a service saves a huge amount of time, not to mention my back, not having to build the cluster and cable all the equipment together. I've been a fan of well-cabled systems and have found the quality control to be acceptable. The key component is the pre-build requirements and verification before the system is built. This will ensure the system shipped is what is expected when it arrives at your front door. There can still be a fair amount of cabling that has to be done once it arrives, if you have a multi-rack configuration, but it's usually limited to plugging in the system's power and public network.

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