[Twisted-Python] clustering or process group replication

[Laran Evans]

Is MCLv3 also being used for the accessgrid work?

I'm curious. Why was MCLv3 chosen?

- Laran

Darran Edmundson wrote:
> 
> On 27/05/2005, at 11:52 AM, Laran Evans wrote:
> 
>> Hmmm. Well, it sounds like there's a bit of interest here. I'm game  
>> for starting a discussion about what such a toolkit might look like  
>> if anyone else is interested.
>>
>> There are plenty of toolkits that do this sort of thing. But I'm  
>> interested in building one from scratch. And it seems like there's  
>> already a lot to Twister to plug into.
>>
>> If any of the Twister admins have any suggestions, objections or  
>> otherwise they would be appreciated. If you're not interested in  
>> building something like this into Twister it can always be done in  
>> parallel.
>>
>>
> 
> Our guys here at the ANU Supercomputer Facility are using "MCLv3: an  
> Open Source
> Implementation of the ALC and NORM Reliable Multicast Protocols":
>      http://www.inrialpes.fr/planete/people/roca/mcl/ldpc_infos.html
> in their software for replication of kernel images out to the 1600  
> processors
> on our new SGI Altix system.  They are really happy with the library.
> 
> On my personal to-do list is creating python bindings for MCLv3
> which I then planned to use with twisted for some Access Grid work ...
> 
> Cheers,
> darran.
> 
> Darran Edmundson (darran.edmundson at anu.edu.au)
> ANU Supercomputer Facility Vizlab
> Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600
> tel: +61 2 6125-0517  fax: +61 2 6125-5088
> 
> 
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- Laran Evans