From: "Anthony Skjellum" Newsgroups: comp.parallel.mpi References: <76asnv$o1t1@puligny.idt.cdc.fr> Subject: Re: Beowulf, LAM MPI and MPICH Message-Id: Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 22:57:13 -0600 Organization: Internet Doorway, Inc. -- http://www.netdoor.com/ Alain, I would say that a better question is to ask what Beowulf adds at all to the cluster of Linux workstations + an MPI implementation? I would really like to know more about what is different between a cluster of workstations and a Beowulf cluster. -Tony Alain Coetmeur wrote in message <76asnv$o1t1@puligny.idt.cdc.fr>... >I'm thinking about building a beowulf >for HPC using MPI. > >I've read that Beowulf does include LAM MPI, >not MPI-CH . >Why such a choice, are there any problems using >LAM MPI instead of MPICH. > Is LAM MPI >less up to date than MPICH, more ore less efficient, >is it supporting as much of MPI-2 >as MPICH (MPI-IO and MPI-C++ in particular). > >what does Beowulf offers for MPI programmers that using >good drivers with a MPI on Linux ? > >Thanks in advance. >