Linux Cluster Designer
Linux clustering enables scalable performance computing and Linux clusters can be effectively used for quantitative analytics. Small Linux clusters can be used to run complex portfolio simulations and risk analysis for financial firms. In addition, existing/unused hardware, desktops or even proprietary hardware can be easily transformed into Linux clusters.
Nonetheless, Linux clustering is complex and requires significant experience. There are several important considerations:
- What type of clustering fits with the business needs?
- What will the architecture look like with clustering in place?
- What is the investment required to set up the cluster?
- How many nodes are needed?
Linux cluster designer (LCD) was conceptualized to address these issues in a simple yet effective format. Simply put, the Linux cluster designer is a GUI tool that will intelligently combine user input with its own knowledge base to design a cluster that conforms to user requirements.
LCD has the following key features:
- User-friendly interface
- Intelligent question (request for information) and response implementation for deciding cluster type identification
- Intelligent question (request for information) and response implementation for business requirement information collection and analysis
- Intelligent question (request for information) and response implementation for performance requirement collection and analysis
- Pictorial representation of the cluster designed by LCD
- Cluster Investment report for various hardware combinations