On Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 02:12:09PM -0800, Robert G. Brown wrote: > On Tue, 2 Dec 2008, malcolm croucher wrote: > > > Hi Guys , > > > > I am still thinking about my cluster and most probably will only begin > > development next year june/july . > > > > Question : > > > > If i develop my system on 10 computers (nodes) which are all normal > > desktops and then would like to place this in data hosting facility which > > has access to real time information . I am going to need to buy new servers > > (thin 1 u servers ). Would this be the best choice as desktops take up more > > space and therefore will be more expensive . how do you guys get around this > > problem ? or dont you ? > > I'm not sure I understand you, but let me try. > > (my own choice for development would be no more than four machines, each > with one quad core processor or two dual core processors depending on > just where I expected to be internally bottlenecked, OR a single dual > quad).
Agreed. Four nodes should see any issues that 10 would also see. Less and you can miss concurrency issues. > To put it another way, I THINK that you should probably just get 1U > systems from the beginning, but there are so many variables you haven't > given us I can't be sure. An acoustic concern. A 1U is quite a bit louder than the normal desktop as (1) they use itty-bitty fans and (b) there's no incentive to make them quiet, as nobody is expected to have to put up with their screaming... -- David N. Lombard, Intel, Irvine, CA I do not speak for Intel Corporation; all comments are strictly my own. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
