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Well, I'm currently at the phase where I'm thinking "Cool, I have a |
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lot of computers, lets make a cluster" :-) |
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So, do you have any tips for a starter doing x86s in Gentoo(or even another)? |
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On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 11:27:04 -0500, Kurt A Landrus <kal@××××.edu> wrote: |
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> Currently just looking at it... |
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> we're currently running mix of older RedHat 7.2 based and Rocks based |
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> clusters. |
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> we just got funding to build a new cluster, and are looking at using |
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> Apple G5 powermacs with Infiniband like the Virginia Tech cluster. |
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> While I like the ease of building, and managing clusters with Rocks, I |
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> don't like that its based on RPM, and also they don't seem to have any |
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> desire to support platforms other than x86 based, even though there has |
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> been a lot of interest on the mailing list for PowerPC support. |
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> What cluster management tools are you using? |
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> What platform(s) are you running? |
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> I got interested in this as I noticed activity is flaring up on |
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> gentoo-osx, and it'd be great if we can get portage working well on OS |
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> X, and be able to use it to roll out clusters easily. |
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> Any interest out there in beefing up cluster support on Portage-based |
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> platforms (i.e. Gentoo-AMD64, and OS X (if portage becomes well |
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> supported)) out there???? |
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> - kal |
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> Kurt A Landrus |
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> Cluster Systems Administrator |
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> Arkansas High Performance Computing Research. |
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> University of Arkansas |
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> On Jul 8, 2004, at 10:31 AM, Andrew Fant wrote: |
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> > Well, I have done it. Our linux HPC cluster is running on gentoo, but |
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> > I am now running into problems with the configuration management tools |
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> > not really being up to the task in some ways. Are you currently |
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> > using a gentoo-based cluster, or just looking at it? |
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> > Andy |
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> > --On Thursday, July 08, 2004 10:27:45 -0500 Kurt A Landrus |
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> > <kal@××××.edu> wrote: |
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> >> <waiting on="echo from great chasm"> |
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> >> ... |
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> >> Is there anyone here? |
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> >> ... |
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> >> Is anyone else interested in building Beowulf clusters using gentoo? |
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> >> Kurt A Landrus |
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> >> Cluster Systems Administrator |
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> >> Arkansas High Performance Computing Research. |
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> >> University of Arkansas |
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