Saturday, February 28, 2009

How to Build a Super Computer



---->A super computer is a cluster of two or more computers connected via a networking protocol. The cluster is used to distribute task workload between computers and to provide a fail-safe system to keep a high level of system availability. Familiarity with building computers and installing and customizing operating systems, networks and software is required before building a super computer.

---->install the same operating system on the computers to be used for the super computer. Windows NT and Windows 2000 are stable operating system to use for a Windows-based cluster.

Connect the computers for the super computer to a local area network (LAN) hub or switch.

---->Install a cluster management service and communication software on the computer that will serve as the master computer in the cluster. The Message Passing Interface (MPI) is a stable and easy-to-use software for this task. MPICH is a free version of MPI and can be found at the MPICH home page.

---->Extract the software package to a new folder on the main hard drive of your master computer. Copy the ".dll" files from the new folder to the Windows system 32 folder on the main hard drive.

--->Run the ".bat" file for the software to install the cluster management service and communication software.

--->Repeat Step 4 on all other computers in the cluster.

--->Execute the "shell" program found in the new folder on the master computer to detect all other computers in the cluster. Assign each computer a unique address. The super computer is ready to test and use

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