Medusa: The 300-Node Beowulf
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- Frequently Asked Questions
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- UPS Status
- Ganglia Monitoring
- UWM LSC Group Computing
User Manual
- Backing Up Cron Jobs
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- Connecting With Grid Tools
- LDAS Camp 2002
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- Running Codes With Condor
Maintenance
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- Adding An LDAS User
- Bind Configuration
- Cloning A Node
- Data Recovery Procedure
- Documentation
- LDAS Administration
- Partitioning A Nodes Hard Disks
- Power Management
- Restoring A Database
- RPM Manual
- Scheduling LDAS DB Backup
- Slave Checklist
- Slave Work
Construction
- Benchmarking Results
- Benchmarking Software
- Channel Bonding
- Cluster-Dependencies
- Multimeter Instructions
- Node Prototype
- Paperwork
- Power Consumption
Design
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- DHCP Configuration
- Fc3 Install
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- Introduction
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- Master Configuration
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- Physical Design
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Cluster Node Prototype
Hardware
Tyan Thunder K8SD Pro (S2882-D) Motherboard
Dual Opteron 248 Single Core 2.2GHz
4GB PC3200 (8x 512MB) Reg. RAM
Onboard: Video, 2x 10/100/1GB Ethernet, 1x 10/100 Ethernet, IPMI
4x Barracuda 7200.8 SATA NCQ drives.
Link To Product Spec
Power Consumption Tests
Test 1
Results in PDF format
Results in PNG format
Results in PS format
Drag Benchmark Tests
Tests With 2 Instances of Drag With Sums.
click here.
Tests With 4 Instances of Drag With Sums.
click here.
Bonnie Benchmark Tests
These tests were done using bonnie++ 1.3 on a Raid 5 array using the Areca ARC-1120 RAID controller
Results
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