Description:
Josh Simons' blog shows how with one free download, you can turn your laptop into a virtual three-node HPC cluster that can be used to develop and run HPC applications, including MPI apps. Scenario uses Sun Studio C, C++, and Fortran compilers with performance analysis, debugging tools, and high-performance math library; Sun HPC ClusterTools; and Sun Grid Engine. Inside the virtual machine OpenSolaris 2009.06 is used.