CHAOS is a small (6 MByte)
Linux distribution
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designed for creating
ad hoc
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Com ...
computer cluster
A computer cluster is a set of computers that work together so that they can be viewed as a single system. Unlike grid computers, computer clusters have each node set to perform the same task, controlled and scheduled by software.
The comp ...
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About
Description
CHAOS creates a basic
node
In general, a node is a localized swelling (a "knot") or a point of intersection (a vertex).
Node may refer to:
In mathematics
*Vertex (graph theory), a vertex in a mathematical graph
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in an OpenMosix cluster and is typically not deployed on its own; cluster builders will use feature-rich Linux distributions (such as
Quantian
''Quantian OS'' was a remastering of Knoppix/ Debian for computational sciences. The environment was self-configuring and directly bootable CD/DVD that turns any PC or laptop (provided it can boot from cdrom/DVD) into a Linux workstation. Quantia ...
or
ClusterKnoppix
openMosix was a free cluster management system that provided single-system image (SSI) capabilities, e.g. automatic work distribution among nodes. It allowed program processes (not threads) to migrate to machines in the node's network that wo ...
) as a "head node" in a cluster to provide their application software, while the CHAOS distribution runs on "drone nodes" to provide "dumb power" to the cluster.
While this deployment model suits the typical cluster builder, OpenMosix is a peer-based cluster, consisting of only one type of node. All OpenMosix nodes are inherently equal and each can be, simultaneously, parent and child.
Operation
Development
Security
See also
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List of Linux distributions
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RPM-based
Red Hat ...
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Live CD
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List of Live CDs
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OpenMosix
openMosix was a free cluster management system that provided single-system image (SSI) capabilities, e.g. automatic work distribution among nodes. It allowed program processes (not threads) to migrate to machines in the node's network that ...
References
External links
CHAOS homepage at Midnight Code
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Light-weight Linux distributions
Operating system distributions bootable from read-only media
Cluster computing
Linux distributions