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==Cluster management==

[[File:Cubieboard HADOOP cluster.JPG|thumb|Low-cost and low energy tiny-cluster of [[Cubieboard]]s, using [[Apache Hadoop]] on [[Lubuntu]]]]

[[File:Circumference C25 (41227579055).png|thumb|A pre-release sample of the Ground Electronics/AB Open Circumference C25 cluster [[Computers|computer]] system, fitted with 8x [[Raspberry Pi]] 3 Model B+ and 1x UDOO x86 boards]]

One of the challenges in the use of a computer cluster is the cost of administrating it which can at times be as high as the cost of administrating N independent machines, if the cluster has N nodes.<ref name=patter641 >{{cite book|title=Computer Organization and Design|first1=David A.|last1=Patterson|first2=John L.|last2=Hennessy|year=2011|isbn=978-0-12-374750-1|pages=641–642|publisher=Elsevier }}</ref> In some cases this provides an advantage to [[shared memory architecture]]s with lower administration costs.<ref name=patter641 /> This has also made [[virtual machine]]s popular, due to the ease of administration.<ref name=patter641 />