[clue] RPi cluster

[foo7775 at comcast.net]

NICE!! I've always wanted to do clustering at home, but figured that it would be cost-prohibitive. I'm going to look into this - and if I feel like it's do-able, I'm going to be on this like a Rottweiler on a ribeye... 

Thanks for the pointers Mark! 

T. 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark G. Harvey" <markgharvey at yahoo.com> 
To: "CLUEmessage CLUE" <clue at cluedenver.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 3:58:05 PM 
Subject: [clue] RPi cluster 





Cool project! 



Build your own supercomputer out of Raspberry Pi boards 


Summary: Who says you need a few million bucks to build a supercomputer? Joshua Kiepert put together a Linux-powered Beowulf cluster with Raspberry Pi computers for less than $2,000. 


http://www.zdnet.com/build-your-own-supercomputer-out-of-raspberry-pi-boards-7000015831/ 



Creator's white paper: Creating a Raspberry Pi-Based Beowulf Cluster, (PDF Link) 
http://coen.boisestate.edu/ece/files/2013/05/Creating.a.Raspberry.Pi-Based.Beowulf.Cluster_v2.pdf 



So instead of 32 nodes, you build an 8 node system for ~$400. Well within the home brew computer budget. 




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