Is It Possible To Link Multiple Linux Based Computers In A Network Into One To Form One Powerful Computer?
I heard a while ago that you can actually link multiple linux based computers together to form one powerful one. Any ideas?
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Clustering / Cloud computing is not an easy task – but it’s achievable.
It also depends on what the task you want to achieve. Clustering is usually done to batch huge processing jobs that would otherwise take weeks or months.
Some examples:
Render farms – thousands of linux processing computers rendering 3D images to form a movie (think Shrek or the like)
Compile farms – same, but used to compile huge applications – like video games. usually dist-cc is used.
If you simply want a “super computer”, then this isn’t the way to go.
yes, theres are tre forms, clustering (by soft), clustering hardware distribuit, and the OS distribuit.
linux its a OS based on one like the OS distribuit, but not focused on it, then clustering its the best way for it, but if u wan a real distribued enviorement, OS and machines specialy for this are too expensive, its better clustering.
in debian or venenux are a lot of packages with info and programs for clustering in software, clustering on hardware are not use too much today cos its expensive.
search at http://qgqlochekone.blogspot.com for more linux issues..
I work for a company that has done just this. more than 400 cheap linux computers linked together into one supercluster that is as powerful as our Cray Y-MP. It’s fairly easy to do. I forget the name of the software that allows this linkage to happen.
by clustering on software, take debian distro like, venenux or etch on debian site, and read abouit, remenber, in linux always must read before doit any thin!