CSCI 524 - Distributed Operating System Design

Instructor: Tobin Maginnis

• Course Syllabus

• Class Calendar

• Assignment 1 - Install and Configure a Linux Cluster
  Setting up a Linux Cluster
  Linux Cluster with ssh
  Red Hat Cluster Setup

• Assignment 2 - Select a Linux Cluster Programming, Configuration, or Tuning Project
  Linux Cluster Information Center
  Parallel Programming Environments
  Parallel Programming Tutorials

  Universally Unique Identifier
  Linux Scalibility - NUMA
  Choosing Dual or Quad Core

• Unit One Objectives
  Real-Time Clock & Interrupt Module (RCIM II)
  Single Event Upsets (SEU) and Error Correcting Codes (ECC)
  Distributed Computing Frequently Asked Questions
• Unit Two Objectives
  Single-system image examples
  Open Single System Image (openSSI) Linux Cluster Project
  Single System Image
• Google File System
  Google File System, SOSP, Oct 2003
  Google Internal Tools
• Unit Three Objectives
  Arastra 7100 high-density Clos-network 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  Clos-network
  
• Unit Four Objectives
• Unit Five Objectives