| Appendix D |
64-Nodes Computer Cluster
Configuration of 1 node:
♦Cheapest processor (for more nodes) ♦2Gb of RAM (at least) ♦Graphic Card: 8 or 16 Mb of memory (linux compatible) ♦Hard drive: SATA 260 Gb ♦Network card: Gigabit Ethernet ♦No CD Rom
Configuration of head node:
♦Same processor than each node ♦Same video card and network card ♦4 Gb of Ram ♦DVD Rom ♦SCSI Card, at least 3 hard drives (RAID5) ♦Total Storage: 1 Tb
1 Big Machine (purchased before the cluster for training):
♦1 dual – core Intel or AMD 64 bits Processor ♦8 Gb of RAM ♦same video card and network card than above ♦1 Tb of hard drives (RAID 5)
