> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Madden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 7:55 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: HPC Cluster with Debian Etch > > Hello: > > Is anyone aware of a project similar to Rocks Clusters > (http://www.rocksclusters.org/) that uses Debian as it's base? Rocks is > super simple to get setup; I recently setup a 8 node HPC cluster with > Rocks to develop MPI applications in under an hour. However I'd prefer > to use something based on Debian Etch. > > I've came across a few projects (ClusterKnoppix, PelicanHPC, > ParallelKnoppix, Quantian), but these projects are based live CD > projects like Knoppix and Debian Live. I'd really like to have a > cluster with a persistent setup similar to that provided with Rocks. > > Thanks in advance.
I love Rocks. They have done an amazing job with that Distro. I won't call myself an expert or anything like that, but I /really/ enjoy the clustering world and have been involved with it for a few years now (both for fun and work). I have worked with clusters across a wide range of software and hardware as well as with most of the Distro's you have listed and many more you didn't. I have not found anything like Rocks; at least not with the cluster work I do/have done. Most of the Debian based distros I have worked with are good and get the job done, but none of them quite compare with Rocks in the same way. It's an apples-to-oranges-but-at-least-they-are-both-fruit comparison at best. I wish they had a Debian based port... *sigh* Take my comments for what you may think they are worth. I absolutely adore Debian for my home and my servers but I have absolutely nothing but praise for the Rocks team when it comes to clustering. Just MHO. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
