Cluster VM for Java

Cluster We consider a cluster to have the following characteristics: A collection of independent nodes, where each node may be an SMP All of the nodes have a homogeneous architecture and operating system where the operating system is not cluster aware By homogeneous architecture, we require compatibility of binary executables The nodes are connected by a fast (low latency, high throughput) communication mechanism There is no physically shared memory between the nodes Examples of clusters include IBM's SP systems, Beowolf Linux clusters, etc.