In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
<newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote
on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:33:10 +0100
<12279992.LunWybWnxb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> __/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Monday 26 June 2006 22:00 \__
>
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote
>> on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:35:39 +0100
>> <1309659.mUYQW2JNks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> World's Largest Linux System Image Achieved on SGI Altix 4700 Blade
>>> Servers
>>>
>>> SGI Shatters Linux Scalability Records Yet Again With 1,024 Processors
>>> Running Under Single Copy of Linux
>>>
>>> http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=47559
>>
>> Interesting, if a bit strange since the HLRB II/LRZ system
>> seems to have 4x as many processors as Linux can currently
>> address. But nice if one needs that sort of computing
>> power for an SMP or grid computing application! :-)
>>
>> (Has Microsoft responded to this challenge yet? :-) )
>
> They are trying. There was even an attempt yesterday, but I shot it down, I
> suspect... *grin*
>
> http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2006/06/26/windows-hpc-failure/
Oooh. Good luck to your employer's cluster. :-) I hope management
looks at all the variables.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Roy
>
--
#191, ewill3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Windows Vista. Because it's time to refresh your hardware. Trust us.
|
|
