Clustering generally refers to a grouping of computers at a single physical location, where "grid" generally refers to something a bit more geographically separated. Clusters also tend to be homogeneous systems, where the compute nodes at least are similar in architecture and operating system. It is possible to build heterogenious clusters, but at least in my opinion what you end up still looks more like a "grid" than a cluster.
"Grid" is a very squishy term and is used in a lot of different ways by different people. Some people will refer to a company's "Grid" as the total pool of computing resources available and it may not have anything to do with clusters exactly. In HPC it is generally a "cluster of clusters" approach to computing where, for example, one cluster is used for computation and another cluster (often in a different location) is used for rendering data for visualization. What makes you want to port OSCAR to Windows? I personally would hesitate to say it is imposible (I think most things are possible with enough effort), but it might not be the easiest approach to your problem. There was a recent thread on using OSCAR as a web load-balancer, you might check the archives and see if it answers your question. On 8/14/06, kiew yuen kit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > I'm Kiew Yuen Kit .Actually i am doing my final degree project and i am > deep interest in the grid computing and also clustering technology. Where by > i come across Oscar, which i have idea to translate this linux/unix base > software to become a windows available software. Would it be possible for me > to participate or contibute my effort into this software. > Also, may i know what is the different between an clustering software > and grid computing software? > > Does oscar come with some thing like a load balancer? > > Thank You > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Oscar-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel
