[luau] Local linux cluster support

[al plant]

> Mitchel Kagawa wrote:
> 
> LUAU Gurus,
> 
>    Allow me to introduce myself,  My name is Mitchel... I am the Sys.
> Admin. for a local tech company located in downtown Honolulu.  My
> company is in the final stages of purchasing a Linux Beowulf cluster
> that will reside in a basement office in our building.  We are going
> to be awarding the hardware contract next week.  We are split between
> 2 vendors, one is local here in Hawaii and one is in California.  The
> local vendor, as part of their service contract, will provide hardware
> support as well installation of MPI and scheduler software.  The
> mainland vendor will of course only provide telephone support, however
> their system is approximately 20% cheaper. I am having a hard time
> trying to convince my boss to "buy hawaii" because a $50k price
> difference is hard to swallow.
> 
>   So here's my dilema... If we are forced to purchase from the
> mainland vendor I will be looking to sub contract some service for our
> computer from a local tech company.  However I am having the hardest
> time finding a local company with expreience setting up and
> maintaining a beowulf cluster.  So I figure one of you LUAU gurus must
> know of someone.  Can you help me out?  Thank
> 
> ~MK
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Need Beowolf  Guru. 

There is one guy I know.  Derek he is sometimes on the list. Ron Willis
know how to reach him. 
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