Open-File Report 03–208
AbstractBeowulf clusters can provide a cost-effective way to compute numerical models and process large amounts of remote sensing image data. Usually a Beowulf cluster is designed to accomplish a specific set of processing goals, and processing is very efficient when the problem remains inside the constraints of the original design. There are cases, however, when one might wish to compute a problem that is beyond the capacity of the local Beowulf system. In these cases, spreading the problem to multiple clusters or to other machines on the network may provide a cost-effective solution. |
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Steinwand, D.R., Maddox, Brian, Beckmann, Tim, and Hamer, George, 2003, Extending Beowulf clusters: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03–208, 18 p., available only online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/0208/.