@inproceedings{501d9dbf31ed4c0983a6b27a7dc3c457,
title = "Pink: A 1024-node single-system image linux cluster",
abstract = "This paper describes our experience of designing and building Pink, a 1024-node (2048 processor) Myrinet-based single-system image Linux cluster that was installed in January 2003 at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. At the time of its installation, Pink was the largest single-system image Linux cluster in the world, and was based entirely on open-source software - from the BIOS up. Pink was the proof-of-concept prototype for Lightning, a production 1408-node (2816 processor) cluster that will begin operation at LANL later this year. Lightning is currently number 6 on the Top500 list. In this paper we will examine the issues that were encountered and the problems that needed to be overcome in order to scale a cluster to this size. We will also present some performance numbers that demonstrate the scalability and manageability of the cluster software suite.",
author = "Watson, {Gregory R.} and Sottile, {Matthew J.} and Minnich, {Ronald G.} and Choi, {Sung Eun} and Hendriks, {Erik A.}",
year = "2004",
doi = "10.1109/HPCASIA.2004.1324076",
language = "English",
isbn = "076952138X",
series = "Proceedings - Seventh International Conference on High Performance Computing and Grid in Asia Pacific Region, HPCAsia 2004",
pages = "454--461",
booktitle = "Proceedings - Seventh International Conference on High Performance Computing and Grid in Asia Pacific Region, HPCAsia 2004",
note = "Proceedings - Seventh International Conference on High Performance Computing and Grid in Asia Pacific Region, HPCAsia 2004 ; Conference date: 20-07-2004 Through 22-07-2004",
}