Build a 12-node Linux cluster system with a motherboard of emerging companies

Latest LinuxAID.com.cn site information: emerging company Orion Multisystems recently released a design scheme that integrates 12-node Linux cluster systems on a large motherboard. The company said the price of 12-node systems should not exceed $10 thousand, and the price of 96-node products should not exceed $0.1 million.

Orion launched such a product not only to change the complex configurations of conventional cluster systems, but also to focus on the individual needs of technical personnel. The company said that such products are by no means ready to compete with general cluster systems, but to provide more effective use and management models for people.

On a large motherboard, Orion integrates 12 Efficeon nodes. The size of each node is similar to that of the card. The components include: ALi chipset, Intel chipset, Gigabit Ethernet chip, 2.5 inch hard disk, and DIMM slot. The nodes communicate with each other through the Gigabit Ethernet signal, which is primarily connected to a Broadcom 12-port Gigabit Ethernet switch with a low-voltage differential signal, the latter processes communication between the 12 nodes on a motherboard.

The first system uses the Fedora 2.0 Linux and MPI file systems. The latter was developed by Argonne National Laboratory. The latency of the entire system cannot exceed 40 microseconds.

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