Design and implementation of a distributed computing infrastructure using commodityhardware components and open source software within the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Abstract

In this paper we make a study of the computer devices knowri as "clusters". We focus on a special cluster initially developed by T. Sterling and D. Becker named "Beowulf Cluster". Next we enumérate the severa! advantages of such device. Finally we make a proposal about the implementation of a Beowulf Cluster using commodity equipment dedicated to run high-performance computing tasks at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.