Basic HTML version of Foils prepared 7 October 97

Foil 21 Topological view of MP machines (with "Scalability" in mind)

From untitled presentation ARL Database Tutorial -- February 98. by Gang Cheng Marek Podgorny Chao-Wei Ou
Shared-Memory and Shared-Disk
  • interference limits scalability
  • complicated and relatively expensive
Shared Nothing
  • minimal interference between processors
  • moves only questions and answers over the network
  • can scale up to hundreds (maybe thousands) of processors
  • composed of cheap, stock parts and a fast interconnecting network
  • achieve near-linear improvements
  • good for system scalability and portability
Shared Data
  • Little experience so far

© on Mon Oct 13 1997