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Scalability and Performance of a Large Linux Cluster

Journal Article · · Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
OSTI ID:750316

In this paper the authors present performance results from several parallel benchmarks and applications on a 400-node Linux cluster at Sandia National Laboratories. They compare the results on the Linux cluster to performance obtained on a traditional distributed-memory massively parallel processing machine, the Intel TeraFLOPS. They discuss the characteristics of these machines that influence the performance results and identify the key components of the system software that they feel are important to allow for scalability of commodity-based PC clusters to hundreds and possibly thousands of processors.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (US); Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
750316
Report Number(s):
SAND2000-0180J
Journal Information:
Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Journal Name: Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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