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Tool for cluster process management
I have a computing cluster of 100 nodes, dedicated to run a single application on every node. I need some tool to monitor processes status, relaunch dead processes, reconfigure them on-the-fly ...
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Isn't Hadoop more of a grid than a cluster?
I've heard the term "Hadoop cluster", but it seems to be contrary to what my understanding of a "grid" and a "cluster" are.
My understanding is that a grid is a distributed system consisting of 2+ ...
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Single Node Cluster vs Multi Node Cluster [closed]
What is the difference between a single node cluster and a multi node cluster? Which is the better setup? What are the advantages/disadvantages of each setup?
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Network, cluster & virtual partitions
I'm trying to design a distributed JBoss application, and this afternoon I overheard some co-workers talking about the CAP theorem, and in particular the "P" (partitioning) portion of it. They were ...
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Best way to setup a multi GPU cluster [closed]
I have 8 nVidia c2050 model and i need them setup in the following arrangement using opensource technologies:
4 GPU attached to a single node
4 GPU on different nodes(servers) connected via a ...
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“Global array” parallel programming on distributed memory clusters with python
I am looking for a python library which extends the functionality of numpy to operations on a distributed memory cluster: i.e. "a parallel programming model in which the programmer views an array as a ...
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Possible to use OpenCL on multi-computers?
As far as I know, the answer is no. OpenCL is designed for multi-cores system.
But, is there any way to use OpenCL on multi-computers ( each computer is a multi-cores system ) ? If not, are any ...
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Up to date MPI Clustering Method [closed]
I just recently acquired a set of 1U older rack servers as a gift. (Horray for geek gifts!)
I'd like to cluster them together for distributed computing research. I've looked at many different methods ...
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Erlang clusters
I'm trying to implement a cluster using Erlang as the glue that holds it all together. I like the idea that it creates a fully connected graph of nodes, but upon reading different articles online, it ...
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How to structure code that distributes jobs to threads/nodes in Python?
I have python code that takes a bunch of tasks and distributes them to either different threads or different nodes on a cluster. I always end up writing a main script driver.py, that takes two command ...
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How to set up alerts on Ganglia?
How can I set up Ganglia so that I get an email if a machine in the cluster is using, for example, greater than 95% of physical RAM?
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What distributed message queues support millions of queues?
I'm looking for a distributed message queue that will support millions of queues, with each queue handling tens of messages per second.
The messages will be small (tens of bytes), and I don't expect ...
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Would using Hazelcast for storing global constants be considered an abuse?
I've been using Hazelcast recently and because I quite like it, I'm at the risk of succumbing to The Law of the Instrument , or "to a hammer all problems are nails"
I'm wondering about how ...
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What are the most common uses for distributed computing?
I wrote a very simple distributed computing platform (based on the Map/Reduce paradigm), and I'm in the process of writing some demos and showcases. I have a very small team and have to prioritize ...
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Cloud (virtual) machines available for free for open source testing?
Anyone know about places in the cloud where you can create (virtual) machines (like Amazon EC2) to use for your computing tasks - places that offer a number (at least 5-10) of free machines, if they ...
