This cluster consists of 16 machines, named star1.cs.unh.edu, star2.cs.unh.edu, up to star16.cs.unh.edu. Each machine is a 660 MHz Pentium III with 512 MB memory running Linux 2.4.4. The machines are connected by a 100 Mb/s Ethernet switch.
The cluster is only accessible from the CS network. To access the cluster from outside the CS network, you must first login to a CS machine, such as lava.cs.unh.edu. Then you can rlogin to a node of the cluster.
NFS is used to mount the user homes, which reside on star1, on all machines.
IMPORTANT: The disks on the Galaxy cluster are not backed up. Users are responsible for transferring any files requiring backup to another system that is backed up.
IMPORTANT: The Star Cluster is intended to be used to investigate issues surrounding parallel and distributed programming. Inappropriate use of the cluster may result in the suspension of your cluster account.
The Star Cluster has been constructed with the support of the National Science Foundation via grant CDA-9601602.
Comments and questions should be directed to pjh@cs.unh.edu