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What's the point of a cluster? - guenther - 04-07-2021
Hi folks!
Sorry for the noob question but what's the point of a cluster? Is it a 28 core, 14 GB RAM machine? Will an application e.g. firefox browser use the power/ram of all sopine modules together? Since the modules are connected over ethernet, how does this work?
I thought about an replacement of my x86 Intel i7 and don't know if this is the way to go for me? (just related to performance, I know about SW limitation on ARM)
Can you enlighten me?
RE: What's the point of a cluster? - poVoq - 04-07-2021
No, there isn't even a display out on the cluster board.
This is for server use-cases and acts like 7 completely separate SBCs but in a more convenient package without all the ethernet cables.
RE: What's the point of a cluster? - guenther - 04-07-2021
(04-07-2021, 07:02 AM)poVoq Wrote: No, there isn't even a display out on the cluster board.
now that you mention it...
Thank you for the answer!