I am in NewDelhi India. However I would prefer to put the cluster together myself, because <br><br>1) I am a good python programmer and like programming and playing with computers<br>2) I will be using the cluster for animation (art + computers) and may have to bend it and tinker with it...therefore it makes sense for me to know it inside out.<br>
3) If I set it up then I can grow it, and i envision it growing, outsourcing the whole thing would be expensive<br>4) I have been using linux for several years and am comfortable in the environment<br>5) I have a bunch of old computers lying about which are not so old and run basic versions of linux fast.<br>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div><br>What is 1u?<br><br>What is a blade system?<br><br>I would be putting it in a room with air conditioning. <br><br>At this time I am trying to figure out the racks. Am meeting the hardware guy on Saturday and we were thinking of opening up the PCS i have lying around and taking measurements of how the mother boards fit into the cases,with the intention of creating a rack from scratch. Any ideas of what goes into a good rack in terms of size and matieral (assuming it has to be insulated)<br>
<br>Also again, what might be some upto date books on the subject and any experiences regarding the actual creation of the rack and the physical hardware.<br><br>I am starting with 3 nodes to be expanded to n nodes....The 3 nodes will allow me to keep complexity down while learning and then i can expand to n nodes once i have it down to increase speed.<br>
<br>Am planning to run animation software (like blender) on it. Since animation software requires large processing power i am assuming they have already worked on parrallelizing the code...<br><br>Anyone using clusters for animation on this list?<br>
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<div>a) let us know where you are physically. Talk to a clustering company in your country, or area.</div>
<div>You will be surprised - they will put the whole thing together for you as a 'turnkey' cluster AND what's more important support it. OK, you don't get the learning experience which you are after.</div>
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<div>b) if this thing is to sit in your office, think about noise, cooling and how many amps you can draw from a wall socket.</div>
<div>1U servers have lots of little high speed fans and the noise gets very, very annoying.</div>
<div>Think of putting this thing in a separate room, with some air conditioning. Even a small room with a portable wheeled unit, venting to the outside may be adequate for you.</div>
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<div>Have you thought about a blade system for your particular situation? Might be the ideal solution.</div>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Best regards,<br>arjuna<br><a href="http://www.brahmaforces.com" target="_blank">http://www.brahmaforces.com</a><br>