Re: Should I use beowulf?
"jason" <[email protected]>
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Hi Gerald, That actually looks like a great option. Thanks for the tip! > Fri Apr 13 2012 02:16:43 PM EDT from "Gerald Wrong" ><[email protected]> Subject: Re: Should I use beowulf? > > You might try looking into MOSIX type clusters for simple dynamic >migration of processes across a heterogeneous cluster. > >http://www.mosix.org/ > >Regards, >~Garrett > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 1:18 PM, jason <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hello, hope somebody is out there. >> >> I've got an application that ties together several different other >>applications. >> >> It's written in python, managed via apache, queries MySQL, and creates >>text files that are processed by asterisk, which launches a VOIP (SIP) >>session. >> >> It's solid, works well, but when I try to get to the desired volume of >>calls, the CPU Load on my Quad 3.6Ghz server spikes to 22.0, so I'm stuck >>with about half of what I'm trying to get done, with a load of 3 - 5.. >> >> The main culprit here is Asterisk, which uses Shared Memory, so I know I >>won't get any benefit for that particular program out of beowulf. The python >>part is extremely lightweight, and aside from the main call-file generating >>daemon, a slew of cgi and helper programs kick in from time to time to do >>database updates. >> >> I know that I'm going to invest in a couple more dual core processors, >>which would bring my total count up to 8 cores, or 24ghz, on the server. >> >> If I were to make this server the beowulf master and plug in my 12 P4 3ghz >>machines into the cluster, do you think it would migrate the other programs >>to the nodes, freeing up the server's processor to focus on the asterisk >>tasks? >> >> Or would I be better served moving the sql, apache, etc to another server, >>performing my db lookups across a dedicated network? >> >> And a side question that I probably already know the answer to, can I >>have 32bit nodes with a 64bit master? >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-beowulf-REQUEST@lists. debian.org >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >>[email protected] >> Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] >> >> > > > > > > > >