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To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 11:33:23 +0200
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Subject: [9fans] Process distribution?
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if you have say 5 cpu servers in your network, how do you choose wich server to run
applications in? Would you logically dedicate them to different types of tasks, like
compilation server,  graphics processing, ... , or dedicate them to different groups
of people, the programmers in the building across the street, and the programmers in
the same building... ?

It is an elegant distributed computing environment, and I am curious of how to
use it effectively. The idea seems too not be intended in this environment,
and my idea was to deal with two different issues:

1. many terminals connecting to a couple of cpu servers, were you would not actively
choose which cpu to use for certain programs.

2. Somehow use a number of cpu servers for raw cpu processing (seti and such...)

(I just realized that the second issue really does not apply to my idea).

Anyway, I will set up an old dual Ppro as my first CPU server, interestingley enough.


Cheers

/Tony G