Batch Data Processing Cluster (II)

• Dual CPU SMP systems perform well and allow easy doubling of the cluster's CPU power.

• Typical jobs run well in 128 MB RAM (i.e. 256 MB for a dual CPU machine).

• Inter-node communication performance is not critical since all jobs run indenpendently.

• Aggregate bandwidth to mass storage is critical.

• There are no constraints to the cluster size as each node works independently.

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