Senior Project in Parallel Processing

    For my Senior project as a Computer Engineering Student here at Elizabethtown College, I am in the process of creating a 4 node NASA Beowulf style Parallel Processor. A Beowulf style parallel processor consists of a number of separate CPUs using direct connections between ethernet cards as the communication pathways. This was first done by NASA. Information about their project can be found online at http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux-web/beowulf/beowulf.html .
    In my variation of the Beowulf, I am not making the parallel processor a stand alone machine. I am also setting it up so each individual CPU in the the parallel processor can be used as a stand alone workstation. This has the advantage of utilizing the machines when the parallel processor is not being used.
    This web page is an electronic record of my project. It contains information the hardware, software, and what it took to set it up. This page is set up like my lab note book so it is easier to find information about specific aspects of my project. I will give an overview of the steps and links to mode detailed information on each of the steps. The jump station at the left lists all the links in this set of pages. Use them to find any specific information you need.
    If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at randaldt@occam.etown.edu.

Written By, David Randall
randaldt@acad.etown.edu
http://www.etown.edu/~randaldt