Oscar Users,
I'm interested in building a Beowulf cluster by using a bunch of
old IBM desktops that I own. The machines are far too old to meet the
minimum system requirements of the latest version of Oscar, so I'm
trying to use an older version that fits the generation of my computers
(Oscar 4.2). Is this a feasible endeavor, or is Oscar not suitable for
something like this?
As you know, using an older version of Oscar also means using an
old/obsolete operating system. I suspect that support for both will be
nonexistent, so I'm interested in getting the advice of those who have
built clusters. Is this something that lots of people do (build a
cluster with obsolete software), or is it rare?
These computers have Pentium II processors with clock speeds of
around 350 MHz. The maximum RAM for each machine is 768 MB. Most of my
hard drives are 4.2 GB IDE drives, although I have a few 6 GB drives and
one that's 40 GB.
I've never built a cluster, but have noticed that most books on the
subject are at least 10 years old. They also rarely give enough detail
to actually build a cluster. That's why I've started looking at Oscar.
I'm mostly trying to find out whether or not this is practical
before potentially pursuing a fool's errand. Any advice from
experienced cluster builders is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your attention,
Steven Evans
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