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	Computer cluster
		A computer cluster is a group of connected computers to work together as a parallel computer.
		One of the more popular implementations is a cluster with nodes running Linux as the OS, and Beowulf software (both free software) to implement the parallelism.
		Clusters were originally developed by DEC in the 1980s.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/co/Computer_cluster.html (64 words)

	Computer cluster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Such a cluster of computers is sometimes referred to as a server farm.
		Grid computing or grid clusters are a technology closely related to cluster computing.
		The central concept of a Beowulf cluster is the use of commercial off-the-shelf computers to produce a cost-effective alternative to a traditional supercomputer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Computer_cluster (1984 words)

	Computer cluster and clustering
		The clusters associated with a file are kept track of in the hard disk's file allocation table (FAT).
		Since a cluster is a logical rather than a physical unit (it's not built into the hard disk itself), the size of a cluster can be varied.
		The tradeoff in cluster size is that even the smallest file (and even a directory itself) takes up the entire cluster.
	www.netdigix.com /gloss/cluster.php (346 words)

	Computer cluster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A computer cluster is a group of connected computers that work together as a unit.
		A cluster of computers is referred to as a server farm when the computers are used to mimic the operations of a single server machine.
		The central concept of a Beowulf cluster is using COTS machines to produce a cost-effective alternative to a traditional supercomputer.
	www.centipedia.com /articles/Cluster_computing (554 words)

	Computer cluster
		Professor of computer science Charles McDowell (left) and David Doshay of the Hierarchical Systems Research Foundation, with the new computer cluster (36 dual-processor Apple Xserve G5 nodes) recently installed in the Baskin Engineering Building.
		Modeling this kind of phenomenon is one of the most active areas in physics and applied mathematics, and it requires the kind of computational power offered by the new computer cluster.
		The go-playing program not only gives the computer scientists an interesting project of their own to work on, it may also yield solutions that are useful in the physics project.
	currents.ucsc.edu /04-05/07-26/cluster.html (708 words)

	Cluster computer
		And for computing jobs that can be broken into smaller pieces -- like the graphics program running on the monitor beside Kressler -- the result is high-speed computing at very low cost.
		Using a few old computers donated by the Mitre Corp., along with castoffs from Cornell loading docks, the two students have assembled a "cluster computer" in which the whole is much faster than the sum of its parts.
		But a positive side effect of cluster computing is that, since individual processors don't have to be all that fast, they don't have to be all that expensive.
	www.news.cornell.edu /Chronicle/02/5.16.02/cluster_computer.html (729 words)

	CivEE Computer Cluster Orientation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The core common software in the clusters is MS Office 97 for Windows computers and MS Office 98 for the Mac computers.
		The clusters are closed in between quarters, and generally during summer quarter as well.
		Computing and networking question not specific to a class can be directed to Stanford's ITSS Customer Assistance group (725-8181 or http://helpsu.stanford.edu).
	www.stanford.edu /dept/cee/computerorientation.html (277 words)

	Computer cluster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A computer cluster is a group of computers that work together closely so that in many respects it can be viewed as though it were a single computer.
		Clusters are commonly (but not always) connected through fast local area networks.
		Clusters are usually deployed to improve speed and/or reliability over that provided by a single computer, while typically being much more cost-effective than single computers of comparable speed or reliability.
	www.javvin.com /hardware/ComputerCluster.html (70 words)

	Information Systems, UCL
		All types of IS computers have access to the same filestore, held on centrally maintained disks.
		A map of the cluster rooms is available from the IS Helpdesk, it includes details of all IS public cluster rooms, including opening hours and locations.
		IS also manages some computers for departments, which may not be open for general access, but only available to members of that department.
	www.ucl.ac.uk /is/clusters/index.htm (806 words)

	IBM introduces computer cluster for workload consolidation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Cluster 1600 enables customers to dramatically reduce the number of servers in their data centers and manage hundreds of applications from a single pane of glass."
		A cluster is a collection of interconnected computers used as a unified computing resource with a single administrative domain.
		The Cluster also gives customers the flexibility to mix and match entry, mid-range and high-end servers including stand-alone enterprise p670, p680, p690 servers as well as a range of rack-mounted mid-range p660s.
	www-03.ibm.com /servers/eserver/clusters/news/2002/workload_consol.html (715 words)

	Center News - 9/21/06 - Linux computer cluster aids scientific research
		The "boxes" are actually 58 high-performance computers connected in a cluster that is being used to build powerful models of disease and infection.
		The team, which hopes to increase funds for the cluster, is planning to work on the design and analysis of vaccine studies, which is one of Halloran's areas of interest.
		Halloran, Longini and their computers are currently supported through the Center's general fund, which is sustained in part by private donations.
	www.fhcrc.org /about/pubs/center_news/2006/sep21/art7.html (569 words)

	Stanford Residential Computing: About
		The Computer Cluster Technicians ("Techs") are responsible for regular computer maintenance, new hardware installation, and operational support of the computing clusters operated by Student Computing.
		These include all clusters located in Meyer Library and Tressider as well as the residential computer clusters.
		Assist with computer and other technical support in the Stanford University Libraries as needed, in cooperation with SUL staff.
	rescomp.stanford.edu /about/jobs/cluster_tech.html (335 words)

	NGS - What is a Computer Cluster?
		A computer cluster is a group of closely ânetworkedâ computers that work together as a single computer.
		Some clusters aim to provide zero downtime via redundancy, some aim to provide high availability by load balancing tasks across the cluster and others aim to provide high performance computation via parallelism.
		The NGS core clusters are at times high performance clusters and other times load balancing clusters, it all depends on the type of jobs that are being processed.
	www.grid-support.ac.uk /content/view/98/73 (142 words)

	Computer Classroom/Cluster
		All of the computer facilities on campus tend to be used by students who are physically proximate to the facility.
		Computer classrooms and clusters jointly operated by CandN and academic departments are supported by a staff of one professional(manager) and two technical classified staff.
		CandN's Student Computer Cluster and Desktop Network Support groups, as well as the academic department have to sign off before a service is made available.
	www.nmsu.edu /~CANTO/IT_Plan/main/CMPCLASS.html (2821 words)

	mini-itx.com - projects - mini-itx cluster
		For file I/O, the computational nodes mount a partition on the controlling node's hard drive by means of a network file system mount point.
		The computational nodes have 256 MB RAM, each and boot from 340 MB IBM microdrives by means of compact flash to IDE adapters.
		No official benchmarks have been run, but for simple computational tasks the mini cluster appears to be faster than four 2.4 GHz pentium 4 mcahines used in parallel, at a fraction of the cost and power use.
	www.mini-itx.com /projects/cluster (785 words)

	News Release - Sandia creates cluster computer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A cluster computer normally combines multiple commodity desktop-sized personal computers to work in parallel on problems too large for a single computer.
		This “breadbox” computer is also made of commodity computer parts, but the parts are small, embedded systems normally intended for use in cars, cell phones and watches (where they are intended to run on batteries), rather than desktop computer components.
		Although the four CPUs don’t offer the power and speed of a larger cluster, they will still run software created for cluster computing, so specialists can demonstrate their code at a remote location much like other presenters use laptop computers on the road to present their wares.
	www.sandia.gov /media/NewsRel/NR2002/cluster-computer.html (560 words)

	ERAU, BCC to Share Beowulf Computer Cluster
		That is possible because, unlike the computer most people have at home, Beowulf consists of 262 computers stacked on shelves and hardwired together.
		The computer cluster has 131 dual-processor nodes and 262 processors, each of which is a 64-bit, 3.2 GHz Intel Xeon.
		The new computing cluster is good news to researchers like Chris Herbster, associate professor of meteorology at Embry-Riddle.
	www.erau.edu /er/newsmedia/newsreleases/2005/beowulf.html (555 words)

	Stanford Residential Computing: Summer Conference Services: Computer Cluster and Equipment Rentals
		You may customize the designated computer cluster for your conference, renting up to the designated number of computers in that cluster (as defined by Residential Computing).
		These computer clusters allow for 24 hour access, are secure, and are configured to make the best use of the Stanford University network.
		Participants still have to register their computers (get IP addresses, which is a per-computer fee), but for conferences looking for a bit more mobility, wireless is a nice convenience that Summer Conference Computing Services can now arrange in your residence.
	rescomp.stanford.edu /conferences/cluster.html (829 words)

	Apple shooting for supercomputer heights \| CNET News.com
		Apple Computer has landed a major customer for its Power Mac G5, with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University confirming Tuesday that it will use 1,100 of the machines as part of a supercomputer cluster now under construction.
		The new cluster is designed to make its way into the rankings of the world's largest supercomputers, a list that currently has no Macs.
		Clustering, which involves linking hundreds or thousands of computers to take on massive projects, has opened the supercomputing market to companies other than those like IBM and Cray that have established backgrounds in big iron.
	news.com.com /2100-1008_3-5070403.html (584 words)

	Cluster
		When referring to a hard disk drive, a cluster is a managed section by the computer's Operating System that changes size depending upon the size of the hard disk drive.
		For example, if the cluster size was 8k and a 2k file is stored on the computer, 6k of that cluster will go to waste.
		A cluster may also be used to define a group of computers and/or servers that share the work as one.
	www.computerhope.com /jargon/c/cluster.htm (197 words)

	Scientific Computation on PlayStation 2: Building a Cluster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The NCSA has constructed a PlayStation 2 Linux cluster as a test bench for scientific computation on "toy" hardware.
		The cluster consists of 65 compute nodes, 4 user login and development nodes, and 1 prototype node for software installation tests.
		Several other pieces of software have been built for the cluster that were not available from the distribution.
	arrakis.ncsa.uiuc.edu /ps2/cluster.php (452 words)

	CTC acquires high-performance computer cluster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Cornell Theory Center (CTC) has acquired a new 128-processor, high-performance computer cluster to meet a growing demand for large-scale parallel computing resources.
		The new Velocity+ cluster, funded through CTC's Advanced Cluster Computing Consortium (AC3), is the latest Windows-based Dell/Intel/Microsoft cluster to be installed at CTC.
		Other applications are at the Computational Materials Institute (CMI), which focuses on multi-scale collaborations across disciplines and institutions aimed at the design of algorithms and systems for multi-scale engineering.
	www.news.cornell.edu /Chronicle/00/5.11.00/CTC_computer.html (313 words)

	CNSI Computing Services \| HP Computer Cluster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The CNSI beowulf computing cluster consists of 10 HP-ZX6000 dual CPU Itanium 2 computers connected by Myrinet.
		Jobs are run using the PBS queueing system to ensure that all users get a equitable share of the cluster.
		The cluster nano does have MPI interconnect, but with the addition of the Dell cluster, you are probably better off to run large MPI jobs on the Dell.
	www.cnsi.ucsb.edu /support/computing/resources/hp/hp.html (639 words)

	Cluster Information - Office of Information Technologies - University of Notre Dame
		The Office of Information Technologies provides public-access computer clusters that are available for all Notre Dame, Saint Mary's and Holy Cross faculty, staff and students.
		Software and hardware available in the clusters are determined by the needs of student and faculty coursework.
		* The cluster is not staffed by OIT Cluster personnel.
	oit.nd.edu /clusters_classrooms/cluster_information.shtml (385 words)

	SG Cluster for DFT Calculations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The other servers are computing nodes (single or master-slave pairs).
		This harddrive is mounted on all master computing nodes.
		The custom-developed queue manager is used to monitor the cluster load and performance.
	www.sg-chem.net /cluster (405 words)

	High-Performance Computing with Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003
		Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 (CCS) brings the supercomputing power of high-performance computing (HPC) to the desktop and workgroup level in a familiar Windows-based development environment.
		Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 is now part of the HP Unified Cluster Portfolio for High-Performance Computing (HPC) customers, with support on HP ProLiant servers, HP BladeSystem, and HP Cluster Platforms.
		Computer Weekly (September 26, 2006): Grid technology has broken out of the scientific and academic communities' labs and entered the enterprise.
	www.microsoft.com /windowsserver2003/ccs/default.mspx (309 words)

	Computer Cluster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		No food or drink is allowed at any time in the cluster.
		No print jobs larger than 20 pages, or 10 pages when the cluster is busy.
		The login for each machine has changed from "students" to "student##", where "##" stands for the two digit number that corresponds to the machine number.
	www.me.gatech.edu /me/facilities/CompCluster.htm (247 words)

	Physics computer cluster administrators
		Unfortunately, both the server for the cluster and the departmental web-server were connected to this router.
		The server for the cluster was slow to come on-line and we apologize for the cluster being down until 9:30.
		Many reasons prompted this, the most important is that managing a medium-sized heterogeneous cluster of physics workstations for scientific computation will provide many of our graduate students with valuable skills and experience which will serve them well in finding postgraduate employment and advancing their future careers.
	www.physics.buffalo.edu /phycluster/oldNews.html (2421 words)

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