Archive for August 2, 2007

Sony Playstation 2 Computational Cluster

This Playstation 2 Linux cluster consists of 65 compute nodes, 1 prototype node (software installation tests), and 4 user login/development nodes. Based on an earlier version of Red Hat Linux, this distrubution uses Linux 2.2.1 ported over to the PS2’s Emotion Engine CPU.

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Terra Soft, HPC Consortium, and Power.org Host Another Free Hack-a-Thon

This 4 day event will host a 6 node PS3 cluster and hands-on workshop for the installation of Yellow Dog Linux, compute image deployment via Y-HPC, and use of Torque and Moab for job management. Attendees can work hands-on with the cluster to test their own parallel and distributed code. Programmers and cluster users of all experience are welcome.

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