possible to realize? (cluster)

Hello,

I want to build a cluster (?) for the following purpose:

I want to join 5 - 10 well equipped, fast computers (connected via a
very fast lan, let's assume gigabit so that this isn't the bottleneck)
to a cluster. Let's say we have 30 users, which want to run KDE and do
their everyday KDE stuff (surf the internet, read their
mail,spreadsheats, wordprocessing, mp3-encoding, some small 3d
renderings, backup their favourite movies to divx...). These users are
provided with thin diskless clients, which just supply them with, what I
want to call a "window" to the "real computer" (the 5 - 10 clustered
servers). All the programs are being executed on the servers, even the
window manager (KDE). The servers share the load equally.

Possible with Openmosix/migshm or anything else, or just a stupid newbie
dream?

Thanx for your views.

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In comp.os.linux.networking Christoph Sch?tte <(E-Mail Removed)> suggested:
> Hello,

> I want to build a cluster (?) for the following purpose:

> I want to join 5 - 10 well equipped, fast computers (connected via a
> very fast lan, let's assume gigabit so that this isn't the bottleneck)
> to a cluster. Let's say we have 30 users, which want to run KDE and do
> their everyday KDE stuff (surf the internet, read their
> mail,spreadsheats, wordprocessing, mp3-encoding, some small 3d
> renderings, backup their favourite movies to divx...). These users are
> provided with thin diskless clients, which just supply them with, what I
> want to call a "window" to the "real computer" (the 5 - 10 clustered
> servers). All the programs are being executed on the servers, even the
> window manager (KDE). The servers share the load equally.

Which load?

Sure you could cluster a few LTSP (www.ltsp.org) server, but why?
With such a few users, a single reasonable sized box will easily
handle 30 concurrent users, that's nothing. A few CPU intensive
tasks (rendering), could in addition run local on the thin
clients, if those have enough CPU power.

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