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Subject: Re: [Beowulf] Are You Ready for "Intel Cluster Ready"
From: "Peter St. John" <peter.st.john () gmail ! com>
Date: 2007-06-27 15:17:06
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Doug,
I just want to note: "...[Intel's standard] adds a requirement on the
message layer implementation that differences in the device-level API be
hidden from the application code. *An example* [emphasis mine] of an
implementation of a message layer that meets this requirement is the Intel
(tm) MPI Library..."
This makes me a bit optimistic that other parts than Intel's (hopefully all
parts, e.g. AMD microprocessors) can conform to the standard.
Requiring MPI (as opposed to say virtual machines) is probably a necessary
limitation to the standard's scope. Plainly they don't require any
particular unix. And probably they will want to permit MS compilers to
conform, don't you think?
Peter
On 6/27/07, Douglas Eadline <deadline@clustermonkey.net> wrote:
>
> Intel has announced their new "Cluster Ready"
> program. I have a short write-up with links on
> Cluster Monkey.
>
> http://www.clustermonkey.net//content/view/204/1/
>
> It is an Intel centric spec for clusters. A "good thing"
> in general I think, though I have concerns. (read the post)
>
> Opinions ? (yes a dangerous but worthy question on this list!)
>
> --
> Doug
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<div>Doug,</div>
<div>I just want to note: "...[Intel's standard] adds a requirement on the \
message layer implementation that differences in the device-level API be hidden from \
the application code. <em>An example</em> [emphasis mine] of an implementation of a \
message layer that meets this requirement is the Intel (tm) MPI Library..." \
</div> <div>This makes me a bit optimistic that other parts than Intel's \
(hopefully all parts, e.g. AMD microprocessors) can conform to the standard.</div> \
<div>Requiring MPI (as opposed to say virtual machines) is probably a necessary \
limitation to the standard's scope. Plainly they don't require any particular \
unix. And probably they will want to permit MS compilers to conform, don't you \
think? </div>
<div>Peter</div>
<div> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/27/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Douglas \
Eadline</b> <<a href="mailto:deadline@clustermonkey.net">deadline@clustermonkey.net</a>> \
wrote:</span></div> <div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; \
BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br>Intel has announced their new "Cluster \
Ready"<br>program. I have a short write-up with links on <br>Cluster \
Monkey.<br><br><a href="http://www.clustermonkey.net//content/view/204/1/">http://www.clustermonkey.net//content/view/204/1/</a><br><br>It \
is an Intel centric spec for clusters. A "good thing"<br>in general I \
think, though I have concerns. (read the post) <br><br>Opinions ? (yes a dangerous \
but worthy question on this \
list!)<br><br>--<br>Doug<br>_______________________________________________<br>Beowulf \
mailing list, <a href="mailto:Beowulf@beowulf.org">Beowulf@beowulf.org </a><br>To \
change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit <a \
href="http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf">http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf</a><br></blockquote></div><br>
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