Multi and Independent Block Approach in Public Cluster

Abstract: We present extended multi block approach in the LIPI Public Cluster. The multi block approach enables a cluster to be divided into several independent blocks which run jobs owned by different users simultaneously. Previously, we have maintained the blocks using single master node for all blocks due to efficiency and resource limitations. Following recent advancements and expansion of node\'s number, we have modified the multi block approach with multiple master nodes, each of them is responsible for a single block. We argue that this approach improves the overall performance significantly, for especially data intensive computational works.