On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, Malay Kumar Basu wrote: > Hello all: > > I am planning to set up a small linux cluster (~8 nodes). I am a new comer > in the field and still learing. Could anyone please guide me about what > should be the hardware like? Does SCSI makes any significant difference? > Should I go for sigle/dual processor nodes? All very good questions, with one answer "it all depends on your application". I have set up a web site to help answer some of these question. It is called http://www.cluster-rant.com/ and has news and technical reports for clusters. See the features section of for technical reports and information, also at the bottom on the right side are some resource links. I will be adding more to the site, so stay tuned. Doug > > Malay > > > _______________________________________________ > Bioclusters maillist - Bioclusters@bioinformatics.org > https://bioinformatics.org/mailman/listinfo/bioclusters > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Paralogic, Inc. | PEAK | Voice:+610.814.2800 130 Webster Street | PARALLEL | Fax:+610.814.5844 Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA | PERFORMANCE | http://www.plogic.com -------------------------------------------------------------------