Showing The 96-Core Ubuntu ARM Cluster In Action

Posted by Michael Larabel on June 21, 2012

As a follow-up to the Building A 96-Core Ubuntu ARM Solar-Powered Cluster, here's some videos and other information on this ~200 Watt ARM cluster that was running Ubuntu 12.04 and assembled out of 48 PandaBoards.

Below are some videos recordings of the MIT 48 PandaBoard cluster that was assembled last weekend in Cambridge. These videos are embedded from YouTube and recorded by Brian DeLacey.

Powering up the 96-core ARM garbage can cluster outside:

A slideshow of photos from the process:


Kurt Keville of MIT and I talking about the ARM cluster:

Kurt has also begun responding to some of the Phoronix reader questions about the Panda cluster within the forums.

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