Distributed computing

resetreset · 06-14-2008, 12:15 PM

Is it possible to do distributed computing with Linux's current capabilities? (I mean one program distributes what it's doing over several computers connected over a network)

pixellany · 06-14-2008, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by resetreset

Is it possible to do distributed computing with Linux's current capabilities? (I mean one program distributes what it's doing over several computers connected over a network)

Would that not be what a Linux-based supercomputer is doing?

Nylex · 06-14-2008, 12:52 PM

Obviously, programs need to be programmed in a way to make use of multiple processors. Jobs can be run over multiple machines using things like Condor and PBS. I don't really know anything about either, but basically, yes is the answer to your question. There's also Java RMI..

komodo · 06-14-2008, 05:32 PM

Sure you can do distributed computing. Look at beowulf clusters, they are an implementation of distributed computing using linux, even using commodity hardware.

chrism01 · 06-16-2008, 08:56 PM

You can use the BOINC sw http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/BoincIntro if you mean distributed, not supercomputing/clusters.