Hello,
I am wondering if for clustered programs the OS, processors in the cluster shall be the same or there is possible to use different processors and differrent operating systems.
Rgds
Hetman
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JEB_Tucson
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Hi Hetman
In general, the computers in a cluster do not have to have the same processor or OS. What they need to have is the same application compiled for the different operating systems. Of course this application must be written to run as a network application. Here, my reference to a cluster is meant to be a network of computers all receiving processes spawned from the main server and delivering results back to the main server.
The clusters that I've used have been composed of PCs and Alpha workstations. The PCs all ran Windows and the Alphas all ran the Alpha operation system. The PCs and Alpha had different processors.
Hope this helps some
James
In general, the computers in a cluster do not have to have the same processor or OS. What they need to have is the same application compiled for the different operating systems. Of course this application must be written to run as a network application. Here, my reference to a cluster is meant to be a network of computers all receiving processes spawned from the main server and delivering results back to the main server.
The clusters that I've used have been composed of PCs and Alpha workstations. The PCs all ran Windows and the Alphas all ran the Alpha operation system. The PCs and Alpha had different processors.
Hope this helps some
James