“In the previous two articles in this series, we examined some
of the whys and whats of building Linux clusters. This article
concludes our series by concentrating on the hows of cluster
building. We’ve seen that a clustered approach to certain computing
solutions can save lots of money in hardware and support costs. Now
our job is to produce a method of building clusters that’s
repeatable and predictable—we don’t want to give back our
hard-won savings in project cost overruns.“This means, to everyone’s discomfort, that we’ll have to use
and discuss the ‘p word’: process. Its mere mention can send a
shudder through any creative person, but this reaction should not
be automatic…”
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