Title page for E-project-102610-185818

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2010-10-26

Author
Christopher Clark, ECE

URN E-project-102610-185818

Title Building a High Performance Cluster through Computer Reuse

Advisors
Huang, Xinming, EE
Tuzel, Erkan, PH

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
The goal of this MQP was to use "outdated" commodity PCs to build a cluster computer capable of being used for computationally intensive research. Traditionally, PCs are recycled after being taken out of use during a refresh cycle. By using open source software and minimal hardware modifications these PCs can be configured into a cluster that approaches the performance of state-of-the-art cluster computers. In this paper, we present the system setup, configuration, and validation of the WOPPR cluster computer.

Files
MQP_10CP.pdf

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2010-10-26
Author	Christopher Clark, ECE
URN	E-project-102610-185818
Title	Building a High Performance Cluster through Computer Reuse
Advisors	Huang, Xinming, EE Tuzel, Erkan, PH
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The goal of this MQP was to use "outdated" commodity PCs to build a cluster computer capable of being used for computationally intensive research. Traditionally, PCs are recycled after being taken out of use during a refresh cycle. By using open source software and minimal hardware modifications these PCs can be configured into a cluster that approaches the performance of state-of-the-art cluster computers. In this paper, we present the system setup, configuration, and validation of the WOPPR cluster computer.
Files	MQP_10CP.pdf