<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I am doing some research on parallel computing for my Senior thesis and the time has come to put aside all my written work and build a Beowulf cluster.<BR>
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I was curious as to if Redhat was an acceptable choice and if version 5, 6, or 7 was preferred? I am working with very limited HDs so I need to know what packages are necessary and which ones aren't so important.<BR>
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I do have some networking experience but a rather limited knowledge of Linux.<BR>
I am excited and eager to learn though, so bear with me ; ) <BR>
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