How to set up cluster slave nodes (on Windows)
I need to run thousands* of models on 15 machines (each of 4 cores), all Windows. I started to learn parallel , snow and snowfall packages and read a bunch of intro's, but they mainly focus on the setup of the master. There is only a little information on how to set up the worker (slave) nodes on Windows. The information is often contradictory: some say that SOCK cluster is practically the easiest way to go , others claim that SOCK cluster setup is complicated on Windows (sshd setup) and the best way to go is MPI . So, what is an easiest way to install slave nodes on Windows? MPI, PVM, SOCK or