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 * There is a Debian Beowulf page at http://www.debian.org/ports/beowulf/  * There is a Debian Beowulf page at http://www.debian.org/ports/beowulf/ bla

Beowulf is a general name for clustering low-cost computers such as ["PCs"] to create inexpensive "supercomputing" capability. Many people use the Debian operating system on Beowulf clusters for several reasons, from the excellent system management tools to package availability.

http://www.sintef.no/static/AM/vskoler/2001/notes/building_notes.pdf

  • Many Beowulf packages use UpdateCluster to simplify maintenance of their machines list

  • Whether for Beowulf-style computations or just a network of workstations, ?DiskLess provides a lot of tools that can ease administration for any deployment of 5-500 Debian boxes

  • Many parallel programs use MessagePassingInterface (MPI)

  • Many others use ParallelVirtualMachine (PVM)