Why Linux on Clusters?
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Linux on HPC clusters seems to be an obvious choice. It was not, however, a forgone conclusion that Linux would end up leading the supercomputing parade when Tom Sterling and Don Becker used it to build the first Beowulf cluster. Inquiring minds want to know "Why Linux on Clusters?"
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Mention HPC clusters and one of the first things that comes to mind is Linux. One might assume, that the reason is because Linux is very popular and free. While this is true, the growth of HPC (High Performance Computing) clusters has grown on its own merits and not necessarily on the popularity or cost of Linux in general. Of course, there are server farms based on Linux, but I'm talking about the big-honking clusters crunching away on some fundamental problem in science. What did these users see in Linux that has made it so successful? And, more importantly, what can it tell us about how we might approach HPC in the future. Full Story |
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