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A Model for Cluster Computing at Duke

by Robert G. Brown Duke University Physics Department Durham, NC 27708-0305 Copyright Robert G. Brown, 2024

Abstract

This is a white paper on how Duke might economically set up a "public" or "shared" cluster compute environment here without offending the Gods (the granting agencies that might participate) and in a maximally inexpensive and cost-beneficial manner.

Note Well: This is a Request for Comments only; please return comments and corrections to rgb for encorporation into what I hope to be a dynamic document associated with a project, rather than a static prescription that may, in fact, be heavily flawed.

Document Type	Size (K)	Last Modified
Online	N/A	03/06/20
PDF (US Letter)	274	03/06/20
PS (US Letter)	215	03/06/20

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