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If you are a programmer, scientist, or someone interested in modern computer technology that goes beyond the typical PC, then this book will show you the outstanding possibilities of cluster computing with modern embedded systems based on ARM architecture. Whether you need a high-speed or low-cost scalable cluster for simulations or want to try something new, this book is the right guide for you.

What you will learn

Use the minimal configuration necessary to control your BeagleBone via a network

Build your own scalable server rack and lowcost power supply

Set up the network backbone and configure the boards for cluster interconnection

Use FTP, Samba, or SCP for simple file transfers

Configure the OpenMPI Message Passing Interface for cluster communication and ScaLAPACK for distributed calculation of mathematical problems

Develop your own simulation software and visualize your data using a highly sophisticated physics simulation package

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Amazon Customer Apr 09, 2015

Building a BeagleBone Super Cluster book is a most have for those individuals who needs to have the latest hardware and loves tinkering with electronics. The author focus mainly on the BeagleBone Black but you can build a super cluster by mixing both beaglebone white and beaglebone black boards. I love how the author covered areas on parallel computing and mathematical computation while dedicating a whole chapter to demonstrate how it is used. The author explains each subject clearly and to the point without overwhelming the reader with unnecessary information. The subject complexity starting with Chapter 4 is not for the inexperienced nor considered light reading. Nonetheless the author approach to those subjects stirs the reader’s curiosity for those daring souls and point out other sources where the subject is explained in more detail. It is a great book to get started with cluster and how to use them. The rest is limited by the reader’s imagination.

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CNC guy Mar 31, 2015

The quick storyThis short (<150 page) book shows you how to build a cluster of BeagleBone Blacks in order to solve some complicated problems. It is well written with clear and concise directions. Anyone with a basic understanding of Linux should be able to build their own cluster with this book. It also provides some concrete, real-world examples. I recommend it to anyone remotely interested in multi-processing.The slightly longer storyI was asked to review this book by Packt. I was somewhat skeptical about the book initially, but that quickly vanished once I started to read this book. As a disclaimer, I am an author of another book on the BeagleBone Black (Hacking and Penetration Testing with Low Power Devices, Syngress, 2015) and a reformed physicists currently teaching digital forensics and security at a university. I absolutely loved this book, in part because it involved some pretty cool things you can do with the BeagleBone Black to solve physics and engineering problems, but more importantly because the author does a great job of making something complex easy to understand.The book begins with an overview of the BeagleBone Black. The second chapter tells you how to build the hardware for your cluster. The third and fourth chapters tell you how to install the operating system and also how to setup the multiprocessing software with clear and detailed instructions. The final two chapters walk you through several examples that are best solved with parallel computing.Recommended audienceAnyone interested in parallel computingFans of the BeagleBone family of boardsPeople who like to tinker with hardware (cheaply in this case)Anyone who likes to solve complex math problems

Norbert Varga Feb 21, 2015

I’ve got the chance to read this very good quality book from PacktPub. Nice intro to the BeagleBone and cluster computing even for those who are not into Linux and embedded hw & sw. I think they are the target audience. I didn’t know much about open source cluster computing software, know I know the basics, and I’m happy that there are nice and easy solutions for dealing with multiple processes running on multiple machines.

GrahamH Jan 12, 2015

The covers pretty much everything that you need to know to build a Linux "Beowulf" cluster using as many Beaglebone Black computers as you want to use. The limitation will be the size and bandwidth of the Ethernet switch that connects all the boards. The communications and management architecture is discussed and you are pointed to repositories containing the software to run it. Building such a cluster using Beaglebone Blacks is probably more an educational exercise than a practical "Super Computer." The individual Beaglebone Black computers are each approximately the computational power of an old Pentium III CPU. The cluster talks between the boards using 100 Mb Ethernet, which may or may not be a restriction in use, depending upon the problem being solved.The book pretty much answered my questions and curiosity concerning how you would build a Linux computer cluster. I don't think I will actually build one.

Building a BeagleBone Black Super Cluster: Build and configure your own parallel computing Beowulf cluster using BeagleBone Black ARM systems

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