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A computer cluster consists of connected computers that work together as a single system. Clusters are used for parallel processing, load balancing, and fault tolerance. They improve performance and availability over single computers and are more cost-effective. Clusters distribute workloads across connected servers to perform complex instructions faster while improving availability, aggregate performance, and fault tolerance. Major challenges in cluster design include scalability, availability, load balancing, security, and manageability.

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Computer Cluster Presentation

A computer cluster consists of connected computers that work together as a single system. Clusters are used for parallel processing, load balancing, and fault tolerance. They improve performance and availability over single computers and are more cost-effective. Clusters distribute workloads across connected servers to perform complex instructions faster while improving availability, aggregate performance, and fault tolerance. Major challenges in cluster design include scalability, availability, load balancing, security, and manageability.

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Computer

Cluster

Topics Covered
Overview
A Typical Cluster
Purpose of Computer Cluster
Cluster Supporting Trend
Major issues in cluster design
Cluster Attributes
Cluster Configuration
Dedicated Cluster
Advantages of Clusters
Cluster Management
Conclusion

Overview

A computer cluster consists of a set of loosely


connected or tightly connected computers that
work together so that in many respects they can
be viewed as a single system.

The components of a cluster are usually


connected to each other through Local area
networks (LAN) with each node (computer)
running its own instance of an operating system.

A Typical Cluster
A

typical cluster:
Network: Faster, closer connection than a
typical network (LAN)
Low latency communication protocols
Looser connection than SMP

Purpose of Computer cluster

Clustering is used for parallel processing, load balancing


and fault tolerance.

Clusters are usually deployed to improve performance and


availability over that of a single computer, with a much
more cost-effective than single computers of comparable
speed or availability.

Clusters are capable of performing multiple complex


instructions by distributing workload across all connected
servers. Clustering improves the system's availability to
users, its aggregate performance, and overall tolerance to
faults and component failures.

Cluster Supporting Trend

Major issues in cluster design

Size Scalability (physical & application)


Enhanced Availability (failure management)
Single System Image (look-and-feel of one system)
Fast Communication (networks & protocols)
Load Balancing (CPU, Net, Memory, Disk)
Security and Encryption (clusters of clusters)
Distributed Environment (Social issues)
Manageability (admin. And control)
Programmability (simple API if required)
Applicability (cluster-aware and non-aware app.)

Cluster Attributes
Load balancing cluster with the 2 servers
and N Terminals

Cluster Configuration
Dedicated Cluster

Advantages of Clusters

Centralized system management


High processing capacity
Resource consolidation and optimal use of
resources
Disaster recovery
Failover protection

Cluster Management

Task Scheduling -- When a large multi-user


cluster needs to access very large amounts of
data, task scheduling becomes a challenge. In a
heterogeneous CPU-GPU cluster with a complex
application environment, the performance of
each job depends on the characteristics of the
underlying cluster. Therefore, mapping tasks onto
CPU cores and GPU devices provides significant
challenges. This is an area of ongoing research;
algorithms that combine and extend MapReduce
and Hadoop have been proposed and studied

Cluster Management -Continued


Node

Failure Management -- When a node

in a cluster fails, strategies such as "fencing"


may be employed to keep the rest of the system
operational. Fencing is the process of isolating a
node or protecting shared resources when a
node appears to be malfunctioning. There are
two classes of fencing methods; one disables a
node itself, and the other disallows access to
resources such as shared disks.

Conclusion
Clusters are promising
Solve parallel processing paradox
Offer incremental growth and matches with
funding pattern
New trends in hardware and software
technologies are likely to make clusters more
promising and fill SSI gap.. so that Clusters
based supercomputers (Linux based clusters)
can be seen everywhere!

HAVE A NICE DAY .

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