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The Beowulf HOWTO
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3. Requirements

Let's briefly outline the requirements:

More than one box, each equipped with a network card.
A switch or hub to connect them
Linux
A message-passing interface [I used lam]

It is not a requirement to have a kvm switch, [you know, the switch to share one keyboard, video, and mouse between many boxes], but it is convenient while setting up and / or debugging.

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