A MULTI-STANDARD FARM PROTOTYPE FOR GRAVITATIONAL WAVE SIGNAL ANALYSIS

We implemented in Napoli a new general purpose farm prototype for the development and testing of gravitational wave data analysis algorithms. Its main feature is that it allows the users to dynamically change its configuration according to the data analysis tests. In fact, the farm is fully remotely reconfigurable in-time as an MPI farm, a MOSIX farm or a GRID, configurations that may also coexist as independent subsets. Furthermore, the farm uses only standard hardware and software, guaranteeing easy upgrades and direct integration with other farms. In this paper we will describe this facility and further developments.