AUTOMATIC CLUSTER NODE DISCOVERY AND CONFIGURATION
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1. A cluster configuration utility comprising:
- a computer-readable medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor, the instructions configured to;
locate one or more computers having discoverable network services, wherein the one or more computers are connected to a communications network;
identify one or more processors within the one or more located computers on which a kernel module can run;
cause at least one cluster node module to be copied to each of the one or more computers having an identified processor on which the kernel module can run; and
launch the cluster node modules on each of the identified one or more processors;
wherein each of the cluster node modules is configured to connect to a local kernel module associated with an identified processor.
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Abstract
A computer cluster system comprising a plurality of nodes and a software package comprising a user interface and a kernel for interpreting program code instructions is provided. In one embodiment, a cluster node module is configured to communicate with the kernel and other cluster node modules. The cluster node module accepts instructions from the user interface and interprets at least some of the instructions such that several cluster node modules in communication with one another and with a kernel can act as a computer cluster.
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1. A cluster configuration utility comprising:
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a computer-readable medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor, the instructions configured to; locate one or more computers having discoverable network services, wherein the one or more computers are connected to a communications network; identify one or more processors within the one or more located computers on which a kernel module can run; cause at least one cluster node module to be copied to each of the one or more computers having an identified processor on which the kernel module can run; and launch the cluster node modules on each of the identified one or more processors; wherein each of the cluster node modules is configured to connect to a local kernel module associated with an identified processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for configuring a computer cluster, the method comprising:
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locating one or more computers having discoverable network services, the one or more computers connected to a communications network; identifying one or more processors within the one or more located computers on which a kernel module can run; copying at least one cluster node module to each of the one or more computers having an identified processor on which the kernel module can run; and launching the cluster node modules on each of the identified one or more processors; wherein each of the cluster node modules is configured to connect to a local kernel module associated with an identified processor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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