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# Linux Cluster HOWTO

## Ram Samudrala `(me@ram.org)`

v1.5, September 5, 2005

How to set up high-performance Linux computing clusters.

## 1. Introduction

## 2. Hardware

- 2.1 Node hardware
- 2.2 Server hardware
- 2.3 Desktop and terminal hardware
- 2.4 Miscellaneous/accessory hardware
- 2.5 Putting-it-all-together hardware
- 2.6 Costs

## 3. Software

- 3.1 Operating system: Linux, of course!
- 3.2 Networking software
- 3.3 Parallel processing software
- 3.4 Costs

## 4. Set up, configuration, and maintenance

- 4.1 Disk configuration
- 4.2 Package configuration
- 4.3 Operating system installation and maintenance
- 4.4 Known hardware issues
- 4.5 Known software issues

## 5. Performing tasks on the cluster

- 5.1 Rough benchmarks
- 5.2 Uptimes

## 6. Acknowledgements

## 7. Bibliography

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