[aclug-L] Re: My Boewulf... sorta

[phrostie <phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i could beleive 120's

even still it's a good start on a farm :-)



Jonathan Hall wrote:

> Yes, I think that's right.  Or perhaps it was 486/120's.
>
> I'm just not sure if a few bash scripts and scp are enough to qualify as a
> real Boewulf. :-)
>
> On Tue, Dec 14, 1999 at 06:28:58AM -0600, phrostie wrote:
> > as i recall the original beowolf was a 486/66 cluster
> >
> > Jonathan Hall wrote:
> >
> > > Well, I have, in a manner of speaking, a Boewulf cluster in my bedroom 
> > > now.
> > > I don't know if it technically qualifies as a Boewulf, but I think it 
> > > does.
> > >
> > > I have the following computers:
> > >
> > > AMD K6-III/450
> > > Dual Intel Pentium 233Mhz MMX
> > > Intel Pentium 120Mhz
> > > Intel Pentium 100Mhz
> > > (had for a while but was too slow) Cyrix 486SLC2 66Mhz
> > >
> > > The task:
> > >
> > > Converting my entire CD collection to MP3s for more compact storage, 
> > > easier
> > > transportation between work & home, etc.
> > >
> > > The implimentation:
> > >
> > > I have the K6-III (my workstation) ripping the CD audio files to .wav's.
> > > I then have a collection of bash scripts that then take the .wav files 
> > > and,
> > > one by one, scp them to one of the remote machines (or for the K6-III, 
> > > just
> > > moves the file to a temporary directory), then encodes the file to an MP3,
> > > and moves it back to my workstation.
> > >
> > > Results:
> > >
> > > I'm able to encode from WAV to MP3 *almost* as fast as my 24x SCSI CD-ROM
> > > drive can rip CDs.  When I get my new K6-2/400, I should be able to keep 
> > > up
> > > nicely.  If I can match my CD-ROM drive's speed, I'll be happy.
> > >
> > > I can probably outperform John's 600Mhz Alpha with this setup, when 
> > > encoding
> > > 4-5 MP3s at once (when encoding a single MP3, John still obviously wins, 
> > > b/c
> > > he can contribute the entire 600Mhz to the encoding, whereas I only get to
> > > utilize my full 1136Mhz when encoding 5 MP3s at once :-)  John still may 
> > > win
> > > even when doing 4-5 MP3s at once, b/c he doesn't have to transfer his MP3s
> > > over 10mbit ethernet to each of his nodes.  :-)
> > >
> > > Well, I guess that's all I have to say about that.  It's kind of a fun
> > > little project. :-)
> > >
> > > P.S. I hope you don't mind me using your computer as a comparison, John.
> > > BTW, what kind of encode-time/play-time ratio do you get when encoding 
> > > MP3s
> > > on your Alpha @ 128kbps?  (I'm using 8hz-mp3... which encoder do you use?)
> > > :-)
> > >
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> > > '640K ought to be enough for anybody.' - Bill Gates, 1981
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