Building Linux Clusters

While I can sympathize with some readers who may have been expecting a different book that covered the topic of cluster building in a different way, I would like to respond with several facts to clarify issues surrounding "Building Linux Clusters":1) The book, as published, is not the final draft given to the editors at O'Reilly. When the book was ready to be put into O'Reilly's publishing system the then-editor of this series... Read Full Review

Most of the O'Reilly books I have looked at don't read as well as this one does. I am at working building a super computer now. While the author is involved in stock market work I don't find him condesending or snobby or like he doesn't have time for me. He tells the straight story of how to build a super computer with all the practical details you could want. I read it from the school library first and thought I wouldn't... Read Full Review

This is an excellent first book about building a Beowuff type cluster. The book is not meant to be a primer on parallel computing, networking or computer architecture. However, the reader is introduced to all the necessary concepts for connecting COTS parts into a useful computing entity. Like so many other "How-To-Do" books tackling complex projects, it must rely on other sources of information to fill in the gaps... Read Full Review

Building Linux Clusters by David HM Spector describes how Beowulf software can be used to turn network clusters of ordinary PC's into a virtual supercomputer. The first four chapters are a good introduction to the concept of effeciently connecting numerous computers together to act as a single computer. The author goes into useful detail about how a multiprocessor environment can use parallelism to get the most out... Read Full Review