{"id":94,"date":"2015-02-28T14:51:41","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T14:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~bufny\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-01-24T12:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T10:41:45","slug":"operating-systems-for-parallel-and-distributed-architectures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~bufny\/operating-systems-for-parallel-and-distributed-architectures\/","title":{"rendered":"Operating Systems for Parallel and Distributed Architectures \/ Operating Systems and Computer Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Examene \u0219i date importante \u00een sesiune<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Data<\/strong><\/td>\nSala, loca\u021bia<\/strong><\/td>\nActivitatea, ora<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26.01.2026<\/td>\n335, FSEGA<\/td>\nPrezent\u0103rile programate de la ora 18:00, de la ora 17:00 \u201cvizit\u0103\u201d la cluster (ne \u00eent\u00e2lnim la ora 17:00 \u00een 335). Teme pentru cine mai are de predat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27.01.2026<\/td>\n310, FSEGA<\/td>\nExamen de la ora 13:00, preluare teme de la ora 11:00. Cine dore\u0219te s\u0103 mai predea teme, rog s\u0103 vin\u0103 la ora 11:00 (nu \u00eentre 11:00 \u0219i 13:00).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30.01.2026<\/td>\n6\/II, cl\u0103direa centrala UBB<\/td>\nExamen de la ora 16:00, preluare teme de la ora 14:00. Cine dore\u0219te s\u0103 mai predea teme, rog s\u0103 vin\u0103 la ora 14:00 (nu \u00eentre 14:00 \u0219i 16:00).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02.02.2026<\/td>\n335, FSEGA<\/td>\nPrezent\u0103rile programate, teme pentru cine mai are de predat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.02.2026<\/td>\nAmf. D. V. Ionescu (7\/I), cl\u0103direa central\u0103 UBB<\/td>\nRestan\u021b\u0103, ora 8:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Homework #2<\/h2>\n

Test an MPI program of your choice and benchmark it on your cluster using a different number of compute nodes. Run it both in manual mode and through the job scheduler available on your Rocks cluster instance. Deadline: Week 14 (January 12, 2026).<\/p>\n

Homework #1<\/h2>\n

Homework 1: Install a virtualized cluster containing a head node and at least two compute nodes in a virtual environment such as Oracle Virtual Box. The virtual cluster should run ROCKS Cluster Distribution 6.2 (recommended version). The number of compute nodes will depend on the available memory of your physical host. Deadline: Week 11 (December 8, 2025).<\/p>\n

Information regarding the discipline<\/h2>\n

Name of the discipline:
\nOperating Systems for Parallel and Distributed Architectures<\/strong> (High Performance Computing and Big Data Analytics Master’s programme)
\nOperating Systems and Computer Architecture<\/strong> (Artificial Intelligence for Connected Industries Master’s programme)<\/p>\n

Course coordinator: Assoc. prof. Darius Bufnea<\/strong>, darius.bufnea at ubbcluj punct ro<\/p>\n

Prerequisites<\/h2>\n

Curriculum: Operating Systems, Distributed Operating Systems, Computer Networks
\nCompetencies: Average administration and programming skills<\/p>\n

Objectives of the discipline<\/h2>\n

General objective of the discipline: Know the key concepts of parallel cluster architectures
\nSpecific objective of the discipline: At the end of the course, students will know how to build, deploy, configure, maintain, monitor, debug a Linux parallel cluster.<\/p>\n

Content<\/h2>\n
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  1. Introduction to Operating systems for parallel architectures<\/li>\n
  2. Parallel Cluster architecture: Cluster Head Nodes, Computer Nodes, Clustering Middleware<\/li>\n
  3. Parallel Cluster Paradigms: Single system image, Centralized system management, High processing capacity, Resource consolidation, Optimal use of resources, High-availability, Redundancy, Single points of failure, Failover protection and disaster recovery, Horizontal and vertical scalability, Load-balancing, Elasticity, Run jobs anytime, anywhere<\/li>\n
  4. Design and configuration. Network prerequisites for a parallel cluster: LAN, bandwidth, latency, interface, security aspects. Nodes automatic configuration and deployment<\/li>\n
  5. Virtualization of hardware, operating system, storage devices, computer network resources<\/li>\n
  6. Beowulf clusters deployment and administrations<\/li>\n
  7. Linux Cluster Distributions: Mosix, ClusterKnoppix. Automated operating systems and software provisioning for a Linux Cluster: Open Source Cluster Application Resources (OSCAR)<\/li>\n
  8. Cluster resources: distributed memory architecture and distributed shared memory, distributed file systems (examples: IBM General Parallel File System, Microsoft’s Cluster Shared Volumes, Oracle Cluster File System<\/li>\n
  9. Nodes and head node management, Cluster system management, Debugging and monitoring a parallel cluster, Node failure management<\/li>\n
  10. Data sharing and communication, Message passing and communication, Parallel processing libraries: Parallel Virtual Machine toolkit and the Message Passing Interface library<\/li>\n
  11. Software and development environment, Parallel application development and execution (Parallel Environment \u2013 PE), Job scheduling & management<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Bibliography<\/h2>\n
      \n
    1. Gregory Pfister: In Search of Clusters<\/em>, Prentice Hall; 2nd<\/sup> edition (December 22, 1997), ISBN-10: 0138997098, ISBN-13: 978-0138997090;<\/li>\n
    2. George F. Coulouris, Jean Dollimore, Tim Kindberg: Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design<\/em>, Addison-Wesley; 5th<\/sup> edition (May 7, 2011), ISBN-10: 0132143011, ISBN-13: 978-0132143011;<\/li>\n
    3. Joseph D. Sloan: High Performance Linux Clusters with OSCAR, Rocks, OpenMosix, and MPI<\/em>, O’Reilly Media (November 23, 2004), ISBN-10: 0596005709, ISBN-13: 978-0596005702;<\/li>\n
    4. Daniel F. Savarese, Donald J. Becker, John Salmon, Thomas Sterling: How to Build a Beowulf: A Guide to the Implementation and Application of PC Clusters<\/em>, The MIT Press (May 28, 1999), ISBN-10: 026269218X, ISBN-13: 978-0262692182;<\/li>\n
    5. Gordon Bell, Thomas Sterling: Beowulf Cluster Computing with Linux<\/em>, The MIT Press; 1st<\/sup> edition (October 1, 2001), ISBN-10: 0262692740, ISBN-13: 978-0262692748;<\/li>\n
    6. Charles Bookman: Linux Clustering: Building and Maintaining Linux Clusters<\/em>, Sams Publishing; 1st<\/sup> edition (June 29, 2002), ISBN-10: 1578702747, ISBN-13: 978-1578702749.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Evaluation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Type of activity<\/th>\nEvaluation criteria<\/th>\nEvaluation methods<\/th>\nShare in the grade (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
      Course<\/td>\nKnow the key theoretical concepts of parallel cluster architectures<\/td>\nWritten exam<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Seminar\/lab activities<\/td>\nKnow how to deploy, maintain, debug and monitor a parallel cluster<\/td>\nHomework assignments<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Presentation on clustering related topics<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Default<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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