文档介绍：1Brought to you by ownSky2Beowulf puting with LinuxBy Thomas SterlingPublisher:MIT PressPublish Date:October 2001ISBN: 0262692740Pages: 496A clear, comprehensive explanation of Beowulf for clusters, which exploit mass-market PC hardware and software in conjunction with cost-work technology, are ing the platform for many scientific,engineering, mercial applications. With growing popularity e plexity. Addressing plexity, Beowulf puting with Linux and Beowulf puting with Windows provide system users and administrators with the tools they need to run the most advanced Beowulf clusters. The book is appearing in both Linux and Windows versions in order to reach the entire PC munity, which is divided into two distinct camps according to the node operating system. Each book consists of three stand-alone parts. The first provides an introduction to the underlying hardware technology, assembly, and configuration. The second part offers a detailed presentation of the major parallel programming librairies. The third, and largest, part describes software infrastructures and tools for managing cluster resources. This includes some of the most popular of the software packages available for distributed task scheduling, as well as tools formonitoring and administering system resources and ounts. Approximately 75% of the material in the two books is shared, with the other 25% pertaining to the specific operating system. Most of the chapters include text specific to the operating system. The Linux volume includes a discussion of parallel file of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction........................................................................................................ Definitions and Taxonomy.......................................................................................... Opportunities and Advantages................................................................................... A Short History.........................