Not sure sure how many users on this list are using clusters or are
considering one, but this info might be useful in other applications as
well.
GeoCenter has deployed a new 100 node Xserve G5 cluster that will be used
for running distributed processing applications from GeoCenter's SeisUP®
seismic processing system.
We have published information on our website describing the tools and
techniques we used to setup and manage the cluster, including Radmind for
managing system images, Apple's Server Assistant for auto-configuring each
node, and a number of custom Perl scripts written by GeoCenter developer
Michael Beam. We also provide information regarding the differences between
Mac OS X and other Unix platforms that we encountered while porting our code
to Mac OS X. The techniques we developed allowed us to reduce the deployment
process to a short process of booting each system from an external hard
disk, which then imaged and auto-configured the system. All of these item
have been packaged into one disk image (compressed .dmg) download available
on our website.
The website can be found at:
http://www.geocenter.com/news/xserve_overview.html
Some of the information is still under development and will be updated soon.
Please contact me for more information or any questions.
We are already seeing some pretty impressive results from the cluster and
hope to provide some performance numbers in the near future.
Thanks,
+R
--
Ryan Dionne
System Sorcerer 16800 Greenspoint Park Dr.
GeoCenter, Inc. Suite 100-S
(281) 443-8150 Houston, TX 77060
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