Linux High-Availability Cluster

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Linux High-Availability Cluster

• William R. Smith
• EKU, Dept. of Technology CEN/CET

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OUTLINE

• Linux Basics
• Cluster Basics
• The Playstation 3 powerhouse
• Yellow Dog Linux
• High Availability and Y-HPC
• Future of Clustering

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MOTIVATION

• Linux PS3 gt
• Replace your PC with a new PS3?
• Massive power on the PS3, for single point
  processing.
• Especially Clustered

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BACKGROUND

• Blue Gene/L by IBM is fastest today over 350 Tera
  Flops
• Over 65,000 nodes
• 2 PPC 700 mhz processors per node
• Cost about 50.million

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INTRODUCTION

• Power PC and Clustering
• Linux on PS3
• Yellow Dog Linux and Sony
• Web Research (PS3 is young)?
• Linux-HA, DRDB, and Y-HPC
• More Web Research (IBM)?

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PROBLEM STATEMENT

• Why Clusters ?
• Why PS3 ?
• Why Cluster PS3's ?
• How can we combine game systems to build
  super-computers ?
• Why do we need this ?

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PROPOSED SOLUTION

• What do we need to Cluster PS3s
• Linux (Which Version?)?
• Software / Hardware needed
• Assembly
• Testing troubleshooting
• Verifying results

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RESULTS

• Sony is serious about Linux and PowerPC
• Works well
• 10,000 PS3s could theoretically be fastest
  computer in the world

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CONCLUSIONS

• Great learning experience with Linux and
  Clustering outside the box
• The web is a great resource for learning and
  troubleshooting Linux Clustering
• Video games are requiring huge processing power
  which can be very useful in other areas of
  computing

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FUTURE WORK

• Folding _at_ Home (Stanford University)
• Are consoles and PC's merging finally
• More work and research on all types of Computer
  Clusters
• Thanks for your attention
• Contact info Will.Smith_at_coldwellbankerky.com