I suspect that lots of you have already heard about this new 'Slapper' virus that busily turning our Linux / Apache machines into some kind of evil beowulf. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2263693.stm) This idea of 'grid computing' seems to be gaining ground quite rapidly though. I have read a few articles on it and now find myself with a few P166's and an old hub to play with. The idea of building a beowulf has appealed for quite a while. What appeals even more, is getting 166's to use some kind of 'slapper' style integration with the main network and harness all the idle cycles on the under-used new gigahertz, now entry level, machines that occupy corners in the school. Anyone tried this yet? Does this idea make sense? It should be practical, I would have thought. I will keep people posted, if I get it to work. Maybe some people know of a few pitfalls though, before I start. Regards to all, Bruce Miller.
... harness all the idle cycles on the under-used new gigahertz, now entry level, machines that occupy corners in the school. Anyone tried this yet? Does this idea make sense? It should be practical, I would have thought.
One problem is that most gigahertz machines should be fixed so as to slow down when idle, and in doing so use much less power. Their spare cycles are not spare - if you use them, they'll consume more watts and the Fens will be flooded. On second thoughts - go ahead ... -- Christopher Dawkins, Felsted School, Dunmow, Essex CM6 3JG 01371-822698, mobile 07816 821659 cchd@felsted.essex.sch.uk
True. I am not sure about the wattage thing but . . SETI @ home, you know, the thing that runs just on peoples screen savers and sends its calculations back to base; this is now the most powerful computer in the world! Runs about 3 times faster than any else in existance, so I read a while back. -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Dawkins [mailto:cchd@felsted.essex.sch.uk] Sent: 17 September 2002 22:26 To: Bruce Miller Cc: Suse-Linux-Uk-Schools Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Bit of a Slapper!
... harness all the idle cycles on the under-used new gigahertz, now entry level, machines that occupy corners in the school. Anyone tried this yet? Does this idea make sense? It should be practical, I would have thought.
One problem is that most gigahertz machines should be fixed so as to slow down when idle, and in doing so use much less power. Their spare cycles are not spare - if you use them, they'll consume more watts and the Fens will be flooded. On second thoughts - go ahead ... -- Christopher Dawkins, Felsted School, Dunmow, Essex CM6 3JG 01371-822698, mobile 07816 821659 cchd@felsted.essex.sch.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help@suse.com
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