[Beowulf] Open source prime number application

[Douglas Eadline]

I think they found all the prime numbers already :)))

To impress friends check out (parallel rendering):

 http://www.verrall.demon.co.uk/mpipov/

I believe seti at home and folding at home can use clusters (google for them)

Then there is also parallel genetic algorithms. some coding needed
but an interesting use for extra cycles.

http://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/CCST/research/reports_pre1998/comp_bio/stalk/pgapack.html

There are others, google around. If you want to learn about
MPI, check out this tutorial (or grab one of the MPI books):
 http://www.clustermonkey.net//content/category/5/13/32/
Or, for more general information, check out
 http://www.clustermonkey.net//content/category/5/14/32/

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Doug



> Hi
>
>
> I recently built a small cluster/beowulf, out of old pentium II and
> III's, installed MPI, and generally felt happy. However, I dont have
> any applications to run on it.
>
> I have learnt some C++, but I dont really want to know how to paralyze
> code yet - I am more interested in the admin/building side.
>
> I would like to know if there is any open source software that will
> run on a beowulf, which will do something like find prime numbers, or
> something simillar. I cant afford a commercial program.
>
> I am guessing that there is not "one size fits all" type thing - what
> fits your beowulf wont fit mine. Is there anything that can be easily
> made to fit? I have searched all over the net, and all i can find are
> educational or high research type applications. I just would like
> something reasonably simple, (I thought prime numbers but hey,
> anything is good).
>
> Any ideas?
>
> I am running Red Hat FC4.
>
>
> Tim
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Doug