Re: can Linux does Grid Computing or Cloud?
Michael Clark <[email protected]>
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Junhao wrote: > On 04/03/2010 12:30 PM, Yong Han wrote: >> Hi, >> >> any one has any idea how can i go about experiment grid computer? the >> main objective is to combine the processing power into 1 virtualised >> system. is this the way? >> >> thanks! > > Can you elaborate on your intended purpose? "combine the processing > power into 1 virtualised system" is too vague... Sounds to me like 'Single System Image': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-system_image With EC2, you have 'User selectable kernels' (but only approved people can upload them). You could potentially use a MOSIX like linux kernel on EC2 to combine hundreds of virtual machines into a big 'Single System Image' e.g. create a tightly coupled cluster. http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?externalID=1345 Although, nowadays this architecture has become less important as this architecture was initially needed to allow legacy multiprocess applications to work unchanged on a distributed cluster. Nowadays you would just design your app to partition itself into many small independent jobs. You also get much more resilience with a more loosely coupled cluster (i.e. grid). _______________________________________________ LUGS Mailing list - [email protected] List FAQ: http://wiki.lugs.org.sg/LugsMailingListFaq Info page: http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet To unsubscribe send an empty email to: [email protected]