Scyld slave node configuration question
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Donald Becker becker at scyld.comSat Nov 18 15:59:02 PST 2000
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On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Ken wrote: > Daniel Ridge wrote: > > There is no easy way to use ISA NICs at this time with our product. Our > > forecasting department doesn't really show ISA rallying a big comeback > > either... Dan failed to mention the huge overhead of using ISA NICs. Running a 10Mbps ISA NIC at wire speed takes about 1/3 of the CPU time, independent of the CPU clock rate. A $10 10/100 PCI NIC takes far less CPU time. > Would something like Firewire or USB2 be usable for clustering or is > there some inherent problem? They are only good for point-to-point links. Firewire has some potential, but there are no Firewire switches. Donald Becker becker at scyld.com Scyld Computing Corporation http://www.scyld.com 410 Severn Ave. Suite 210 Second Generation Beowulf Clusters Annapolis MD 21403 410-990-9993
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