On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 19:10:32 +0200
Olaf Marzocchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> At 13.13 22/06/2003, you wrote:
> > > I have a laptop 1,7ghz Celeron and 256mb ram.
> > > I also have desktop 2.2 Athlon-Xp and 512mb ram.
> > > Now I primary use this laptop for everything,
> > > and time to time little extra power wouldn't hurt :)
> > > And I was wondering could I make simple two
> > > machine cluster with my laptop and workstation?
> > > And if I could would I benefit that for example
> > > picutere editing or making binaries?
> > > And if both answers are yes, how would be a simpliest
> > > way to do that?
> >
> >For picture editing you will have no benefit at all, but compiling on
> >the desktop while using the laptop is a benefit. You could ssh in
> >your desktop and build there rpms for using on both machines. Not
> >exactly clustering, but same as usefull as clustering ;)
> 
> I have another idea: install the openmosix patch to the kernel and run
> it. Openmosix is about load balancing: it moves processes from a box
> to another node to have all the boxes equally loaded (speaking of of
> cpu power %). It uses differents algorithms to know whther it's useful
> to move the process or not (if you have a slow connection between
> nodes or few memory in a node it's better not to move anything).
> 
> If I remember well openmosix.sourceforge.net.
> 
> Olaf 
> 
Thank you, this openmosix load balancing system seems intresting.
I will look into it, I hope this patch is rpm? My networkcards
works 100mb speed. 


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Greetings
Saini Stronne

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