Make two Computers operate as one.

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I think it's silly to ask this question.
How do you make two computers to operate as one?
I want to connect two computers to operate as Dual Core or HT.

 

[p05esto]

You're right, silly! At least not possible from what I've ever heard about...

But there are certain applications though that run accross a network that sorta multitask machines together to accomplish a job.

 

[ir_efrem]

well... you're in for a pretty big headache

you can do this with a *nix project called beowulf
i wont go into details just google it - that will explain better than i ever could

 

[FUGGER]

Philips and texas instruments make a PCI-X cross bar switch that enables two computers to run and boot from one HD and share both memory pools.

It operates from one key/mouse and all processors are visible. Processors do not have to be the same speed nor do the machines have to be the same configuration.

SGI used this technology in several models but never really took off. The technology is cost prohibitive at this time as no one makes a consumer part.

 

[hubbardt]

Grid Computing

 

[piasabird]

This takes some serious know how and expertise to be able to accomplish. More than I have.

IBM has a platform they call NUMA-Q

Stands for Non Uniform Memory Addressing. . .

They connect them in Quads with Quad Controllers and the Quads then can be interconnected. This is like a Mainframe. They use this kind of system for huge databases. This is not an easy task to try to tackle. I think Debian Linux may have a similar product they are working on.

Sook for SMP or some similar acronym.

Symmetrical Multi -- Processing.

You have to have one processor controlling the other processors. By doing this you can control the other processor's Memory in a shared environment, or have a true multiprocessing environment. The IBM model lets you split quads up into Partitions and run different OS's in each partion.

 

[piasabird]

Here is an article on a Linux approach:


Purdue University
http://yara.ecn.purdue.edu/~pplinux/PPHOWTO/pphowto.html

I remember an article a while back where some students built a supercomputer using 40 Sony Playstations or something like that at University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana.

Here is another article:

http://www.bulldognews.net/super_computer.html

 

[infyrno917]

How to on cluster servers (the microsoft way)

I dont think this is exactly what you asked for, because its server based; however it might help with understanding the setup. Cluster servers are used in large corporate LANs to handle huge amounts of bandwidth.