02-12-2002: Workshop Proceedings online

Linux Cluster: the openMosix approach

openMosix is a very interesting approach for Linux cluster technology. It adds clustering abilities to the Linux kernel that allow any standard Linux process to be transparently "migrated" to another node where it can be executed faster. This transparency means that no special programming is required to take advantage of the openMosix's load balancing technology. This makes openMosix a clustering solution that provide an immediate benefit for a wide variety of applications not only in the field of High Performance Computing. Several Italian institutions have already tested and implemented this technology with positive results.
Aim of this workshop is to present the openMosix approach to everybody interested in cluster technology and to collect significant experiences among openMosix users.

Program 9.30 Introduction 9.45 The openMosix project (Moshe Bar) 10.40 Linux as Clustering OS (L. Genoni) 11.30 Coffee Break 11.50 Kernel News (A.Arcangeli) 12.40 Lunch ( buffet ) 13.40 Introduction to openMosixview (M. Rechenburg) 14.00 "AMD View" 14:45 Italian experiences with openMosix clusters: Osservatorio Astronomico Cagliari (pdf) D.T.I. dell'Università di Milano, Polo didattico e ricerca, Crema (pdf) Riello Group (pdf) INFM & Dept. of Physics University of Napoli (pdf) Conecta srl (pdf) INFM Democritos & Cineca 17.15 workshop ends

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Sponsored by Qlusters and AMD

Workshop hosted by CINECA, Bologna