Using practical examples, Robert Lucke simplifies every facet of cluster design and integration: networking, hardware, architecture, operating environments, data sharing, applications, and more. Lucke, who helped prototype and implement one of the world's largest Linux clusters, systematically addresses the key issues you'll encounter and the key decisions you'll have to make.
Part I Introduction to cluster concepts
Chapter 1 Parallel power : defining the clustered system
approach
Chapter 2 One step at a time : a process for building clusters
Part II Cluster architecture and hardware components
Chapter 3 Underneath the hood : cluster hardware
components and architectur
Chapter 4 Any way you slice it : work and master nodes in a
cluster
Chapter 5 Packet in : cluster networking basics and example
Chapter 6 Trying it together : cluster data, management, and
control networks
Chapter 7 Life in the fast LAN : HSIs and your cluster
Part III Cluster software architecture
Chapter 8 The right stuff : Linux as the basis for clusters
Chapter 9 Round and round it goes : booting, disks,
partitioning, and local file systems
Chapter 10 Supporting role : infrastructure services and
administration
Chapter 11 Reach out and access something : remote access
services, DHCP, and system logging
Chapter 12 Installment plan : introduction to compute slice
configuration and installation
Chapter 13 Improving your images : system installation with
systemimager
Chapter 14 To protect and serve : providing data to your
cluster
Chapter 15 Stuck in the middle : cluster middleware
Chapter 16 Put tab A in slot C : OSCAR, rocks, openMOSIX,
and the globus toolkit
Part IV Building and deploying your cluster
Chapter 17 Dollars and sense : cluster economics
Chapter 18 Racking your brains : example cluster rack assembly
steps
Chapter 19 Getting your cluster wired : an example cable-
labeling scheme
Chapter 20 Physical constraints : heat, space, and power