

The term node usually describes one unit (linked computer) in a computer cluster.

Besides that a cluster provides in general larger storage capacity, better data integrity. One of the big advantages of computer clusters over single computers, are that they usually improves the performance greatly, while still being cheaper than single computers of comparable speed and size.

All the connected component-computers work closely together and in many ways as a single unit. Qlustar is a all-in-one cluster operating system that is easy to setup, extend and most importantly operate.Ī computer cluster consists of a number of computers linked together, generally through local area networks (LANs). For the practical part most of the examples use Qlustar. Also the handbook provides a guide for task scheduling and other important cluster management features. Firstly what exactly a cluster is and how to build a simple and clean cluster which provides a great starting point for more complex tasks. The goal of the handbook is to outline the basic concepts about computer clusters.
