[Paraview] minimal linux cluster for paraview, volume rendering

[Andy Cedilnik]

Hi Dan,

ParaView would work fine on 4 node Linux cluster. I would invest a bit
of money to get a gigabit ethernet, otherwise the network file system
will eat in your bandidth. Also, since you do not have graphics card,
each node will have to do software rendering. Depending on the number of
polygons ParaView will display, you will get various results. 

So, I would say processor power, memory, and network are places where
you should not be cheap. What hardware do you have in mind?

			Andy

On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 09:16, Dr. Daniel James White PhD wrote:
> What would be a sensible small linux cluster for running paraview?
> Could I use say 4 nodes, each with just processor, RAM, motherboard and 
> ethernet card, with no videocard or hard disk, using a cheap ethernet 
> hub/repeater, connected to my existing linux workstation?
> Has anyone made such a cluster recently, and how much would I expect to 
> spend on such a minimal cluster?