What tools for resource management are available on Cplant?
None currently. • What does a service node look like? The hardware and operating system on a service node are identical to that of the compute nodes. The service nodes have an extra ethernet interface which allows them to be accessible to the LAN. The service nodes also NFS mount user home directories from the central file server. • What does an I/O node look like? The I/O nodes are Alpha Server 1200’s running Linux. • How much disk is available on Cplant now? Available disk is system dependent. • Is HiPPI available for this system? HiPPI is not available for Cplant. • Is there any way to get information about what is going on in my program without instrumenting my code by hand? Not currently. • What is the clock rate on the PCI bus? The clock rate of the PCI bus is 33 MHZ. • What is the hardware latency for sending messages? What is the software latency? Check the Cplant performance page. • How large is the message header for interprocessor messages? The message header requires 64 byt
