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== Cluster Tweaks™ ==
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== Cluster Documentation Project™ ==
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Looking for Cluster Documentation? Jump right to [[Cluster Topics]].
  
'''Note: The Cluster Agenda is changing to Cluster Tweaks'''
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Computational Clusters have grown from a back room curiosity to a driving force in the HPC community. The roll your own nature of cluster computing has also created a wide community of users, vendors, and applications. The Cluster Documentation Project (CDP)  is an effort to help document best practices, tutorials, projects, benchmarks, products, and anything else that helps facilitate HPC cluster computing.
  
Taking clusters to the next level
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'''We plan on releasing our first book at in the near future  ''' -- ''[[Essential HPC]]: Practical high performance concepts, techniques, and procedures''
  
''Tweak (v): to adjust or modify slightly, so as to improve performance, efficiency, etc.; fine-tune''
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'''VENDORS DON'T MISS A UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY: [[Funding The Cluster Documentation Project]]'''
 
 
Computational Clusters have grown from a back room curiosity to a driving force in the HPC community. The roll your own nature of cluster computing has also created a wide community of users, vendors, and applications. Cluster Tweaks is an effort to help track ideas, notes, projects, benchmarks, products, and anything else that helps facilitate HPC cluster computing. A more formal presentation of HPC cluster topics can be found at [http://www.clustermonkey.net Cluster Monkey].
 
 
 
Cluster Tweaks is a Wiki and allows registered users the ability to make changes to the site. (Some of the main pages are locked, however). We require a valid email address to limit article spamming.
 
 
 
== Questions About Clusters ==
 
If you have specific questions about clusters please visit our [[Cluster Questions]] section of the Road Map and enter your question.
 
  
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[[File:E-HPC-cover2.png|thumb|alt=Book Cover.|Contents [[Essential HPC]]]]
  
 
===Project Scope===
 
===Project Scope===
  
The word [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_cluster cluster] has many meanings. The Cluster Agenda is clearly focused on
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The word [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_cluster cluster] has many meanings. The Cluster Documentation Project is designed to document and professionally publish High Performance Computing (HPC) Cluster information. The focus will be on tutorial and how-to information rather than theoretical aspects of HPC. Currently there are [[Cluster Topics]] which is a compendium of current benchmarks, products, technologies, methods, best practices, etc. that will help those interested in clustering. When funded the project will enhance this resource.
computational or High Performance Computing (HPC) Clusters. Cluster Tweaks is a place where tricks, tips, how-to's, benchmarks, notes, experiences etc can be recorded and shared with the community.
 
 
 
There are two main components:
 
 
 
* The [[Road Map]] - a compendium of current products, technologies, methods, best practices, etc. that will help those interested in clustering.  
 
* [[Cluster Challenges]] - a collection of user identified challenges that need special focus from the community.
 
  
==How You Can Contribute To Cluster Tweaks ==
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See a recent [http://www.admin-magazine.com/HPC/Articles/Cluster-Documentation-Project/%28language%29/eng-US article] in HPC Admin magazine for more background.
  
We have prepared a description of [[The Agenda Process]]. The process is designed to address the main issues facing the community. This process is designed to be ongoing. We invite you to read the invitations and questions, and review the process, then supply your input through this [http://agenda.clustermonkey.net/agendaform.html form]. You may elect to get update email about the agenda as well by using the form.
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[[Beowulf Cluster History Project]]
  
We invite '''all community members''' to help in creating the Agenda.  Contributing to the Agenda is quite [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide:_Editing_overview easy]. Please go to either:
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===Writers and Contributors===
  
* '''The [[Road Map]] section''' and add your experience or expertise to specific areas.  
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Contributions are accepted from the community -- both users and vendors. All content is subject to approval by the editors and critical content will be created with paid experienced writers. If you are interested in contributing please join the [http://www.clustermonkey.net/mailman/listinfo/hpc-writers HPC Writers list]. All submitted content will be made available under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Creative Commons License].  
* '''The [[Cluster Challenges]] section''' and add your experience in an area that is currently challanging the community.
 
  
Contributors must register. Our [[Privacy Policy]] is very clear and we will not use names or email for any purpose other than for the Agenda.  For '''editing tips''' (it is really quite easy) you can check this [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide:_Editing_overview page]
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===Questions===
. We also have an [[Attribution Page]] where you can add your name as a contributor.
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If you have specific questions about clusters please visit our [[Cluster Questions]] section and enter your question.  
  
==Questions==
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If you have questions about this site, please contact [http://www.clustermonkey.net//component/option,com_contact/task,view/contact_id,1/Itemid,3/ Douglas Eadline] with any questions.
Please contact [http://www.clustermonkey.net//component/option,com_contact/task,view/contact_id,1/Itemid,3/ Douglas Eadline] or [http://www.clustermonkey.net//component/option,com_contact/task,view/contact_id,5/Itemid,3/ Jeff Layton] with any questions.
 
  
==History==
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===History===
As many of you are aware, ClusterWorld magazine, the initial sponsor of the Cluster Agenda, has ceased publication. As editor of ClusterWorld magazine, Douglas Eadline was the principle organizer of the Agenda effort. Now that he and the core columnists from ClusterWorld have established the [http://www.clustermonkey.net Cluster Monkey] website, they have decided to continue with the Agenda Initiative as well and rename it to Cluster Tweaks. The original Agenda Working Committee was Jeff Layton, Glen Otero, Dan Stanzione, and Douglas Eadline.
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ClusterWorld magazine was the initial sponsor of a site called The Cluster Agenda. When ClusterWorld Magazine ceased publication the Agenda effort was stopped. Douglas Eadline, editor of ClusterWorld magazine, was the principle organizer of the Agenda effort and has decided with the help of Jeff Layton to preserve some of the content from the Agenda and morph the site into Cluster Tweaks. The original Agenda Working Committee was Jeff Layton, Glen Otero, Dan Stanzione, and Douglas Eadline.

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Cluster Documentation Project™

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Looking for Cluster Documentation? Jump right to Cluster Topics.

Computational Clusters have grown from a back room curiosity to a driving force in the HPC community. The roll your own nature of cluster computing has also created a wide community of users, vendors, and applications. The Cluster Documentation Project (CDP) is an effort to help document best practices, tutorials, projects, benchmarks, products, and anything else that helps facilitate HPC cluster computing.

We plan on releasing our first book at in the near future -- Essential HPC: Practical high performance concepts, techniques, and procedures

VENDORS DON'T MISS A UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Funding The Cluster Documentation Project

Book Cover.
Contents Essential HPC

Project Scope

The word cluster has many meanings. The Cluster Documentation Project is designed to document and professionally publish High Performance Computing (HPC) Cluster information. The focus will be on tutorial and how-to information rather than theoretical aspects of HPC. Currently there are Cluster Topics which is a compendium of current benchmarks, products, technologies, methods, best practices, etc. that will help those interested in clustering. When funded the project will enhance this resource.

See a recent article in HPC Admin magazine for more background.

Beowulf Cluster History Project

Writers and Contributors

Contributions are accepted from the community -- both users and vendors. All content is subject to approval by the editors and critical content will be created with paid experienced writers. If you are interested in contributing please join the HPC Writers list. All submitted content will be made available under a Creative Commons License.

Questions

If you have specific questions about clusters please visit our Cluster Questions section and enter your question.

If you have questions about this site, please contact Douglas Eadline with any questions.

History

ClusterWorld magazine was the initial sponsor of a site called The Cluster Agenda. When ClusterWorld Magazine ceased publication the Agenda effort was stopped. Douglas Eadline, editor of ClusterWorld magazine, was the principle organizer of the Agenda effort and has decided with the help of Jeff Layton to preserve some of the content from the Agenda and morph the site into Cluster Tweaks. The original Agenda Working Committee was Jeff Layton, Glen Otero, Dan Stanzione, and Douglas Eadline.