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<TITLE> Linux Cluster HOWTO : Introduction</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="s1">1.</A> <A HREF="Cluster-HOWTO.html#toc1">Introduction</A></H2>
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<P> This document describes how we set up our Linux computing clusters
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for high-performance computing which we need for
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<A HREF="http://compbio.washington.edu">our research</A>. </P>
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<P> Use the information below at your own risk. I disclaim all
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responsibility for anything you may do after reading this HOWTO. The
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latest version of this HOWTO will always be available at
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<A HREF="http://www.ram.org/computing/linux/linux_cluster.html">http://www.ram.org/computing/linux/linux_cluster.html</A>. </P>
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<P> Unlike other documentation that talks about setting up clusters in
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a general way, this is a specific description of how our lab is setup
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and includes not only details the compute aspects, but also the
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desktop, laptop, and public server aspects. This is done mainly for
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local use, but I put it up on the web since I received several e-mail
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messages based on my newsgroup query requesting the same information.
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Even today, as I plan another 64-node cluster, I find that there is a
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dearth of information about exactly how to assemble components to form
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a node that works reliably under Linux that includes information not
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only about the compute nodes, but about hardware that needs to work
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well with the nodes for productive research to happen. The main use
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of this HOWTO as it stands is that it's a report on what kind of
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hardware works well with Linux and what kind of hardware doesn't. </P>
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