"Plug-and-Play" Cluster Computing HPC Designed for the Mainstream Scientist

At UCLA's Plasma Physics Group, to achieve accessible computational power for our research goals, we developed the tools to build numerically-intensive parallel computing clusters on the Macintosh platform. Our approach is designed to allow the user, without expertise in the operating system, to most efficiently develop and run parallel code, enabling the most effective advancement of scientific research. In this article we describe, in technical detail, the design decisions we made to accomplish these goals. We found it necessary for us to “reinvent” the cluster computer, creating a unique solution that maximizes accessibility for users. See: http://daugerresearch.com/

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: ICCS
• Authors: Dean E. Dauger, Viktor K. Decyk
• Keywords: Accessible Computational Power, ICCS 2005, Parallel Computing Clusters, UCLA's Plasma Physics