Documentation

See also:

• Computers: Internet: Protocols: Transmission Protocols: Networking Resources  (30)
• Computers: Parallel Computing: Documentation  (5)
• Computers: Software: Operating Systems: Linux: Support: Documentation  (16)

• ACM Crossroads : Parallel Computing With Linux - Article about choosing hardware and configuring a Beowulf.
• ACM Crossroads:The Texas Tech Tornado Cluster - An article about the construction of a Beowulf and its use as a teaching tool.
• Amdahl Cluster Quick Start - How to get a network of Linux machines to work as a cluster. By Preston M. Smith.
• Beowulf FAQ - Basic information about Beowulfs and links to software.
• How to Build a Beowulf - Paper book. Table of contents, online purchasing, and mailing list available.
• How to Build a Beowulf - Choosing hardware, constructing the cluster, comparison of interconnects, and using message-passing libraries.
• Linux Documentation Project: Beowulf HOWTO - Description of the Beowulf architecture and introduction to parallel computing.
• Linux Parallel Processing HOWTO - How to make a Linux network into a cluster and discussion of network hardware and software options.
• Linux PC Clustering Project - Instructions for installing Linux on a cluster of Hewlett-Packard workstations. Links to clustering software.
• NFS-Root Mini-Howto - Setting up a diskless Linux workstation using NFS.
• NFS-Root-Client Mini-Howto - Explains how to create client root directories on a server using NFS mounted clients.
• Sex, Lies, and Beowulf Clusters - Classification of Beowulf clusters and maintenance tips.
• Slashdot: Beowulf, Beyond the Hype - Introduction to Beowulfs.