Design and Implementation of High Performance Computing Cluster for Educational Purpose
Design and Implementation of High Performance Computing Cluster for Educational Purpose Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Technology, Computer Engineering by SURAJ CHAVAN Roll No: 121022015 Under the guidance of PROF. S. U. GHUMBRE Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology College of Engineering, Pune Pune - 411005. June 2012 Dedicated to My Mother Smt. Kanta Chavan DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, PUNE CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the dissertation titled Design and Implementation of High Performance Computing Cluster for Educational Purpose has been successfully completed By SURAJ CHAVAN (121022015) and is approved for the degree of Master of Technology, Computer Engineering. PROF. S. U. GHUMBRE, DR. JIBI ABRAHAM, Guide, Head, Department of Computer Engineering Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, and Information Technology, College of Engineering, Pune, College of Engineering, Pune, Shivaji Nagar, Pune-411005. Shivaji Nagar, Pune-411005. Date : Abstract This project work confronts the issue of bringing high performance computing (HPC) education to those who do not have access to a dedicated clustering en- vironment in an easy, fully-functional, inexpensive manner through the use of normal old PCs, fast Ethernet and free and open source softwares like Linux, MPICH, Torque, Maui etc. Many undergraduate institutions in India do not have the facilities, time, or money to purchase hardware, maintain user accounts, configure software components, and keep ahead of the latest security advisories for a dedicated clustering environment. The projects primary goal is to provide an instantaneous, distributed computing environment. A consequence of provid- ing such an environment is the ability to promote the education of high perfor- mance computing issues at the undergraduate level through the ability to turn an ordinary off the shelf networked computers into a non-invasive, fully-functional cluster.
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