Linux.com: Getting Started with ParallelKnoppix, A Live CD for Clusters

“ParallelKnoppix is a modified Knoppix live CD designed for use
in creating HPC clusters. You can start up PK on multiple nodes to
run a cluster, and customize PK to add or remove applications.

“To start PK, power on the computer with the CD in place. At the
boot screen, just press Enter, unless you need to pass boot options
to the kernel to get it to boot. For example, you might want to
pass the acpi=no argument to the kernel if you have had problems
getting PK (or other live CDs) to boot…”

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