[gentoo-cluster] Gentoo clustering "à la" www.clustermatic.org (PXE booted nodes) The evolution...

[gentoo-cluster] Gentoo clustering "à la" www.clustermatic.org (PXE booted nodes) The evolution...

[Eric Thibodeau]

I started the aformentionned thread a month or so back. Now things are getting 
on a roll. Thanks to  Jimmy Rosen and Wilhelm Meier, I am presently writing 
up two documents to try to make this as clear and simple as possible for us 
Gentoo users:

Configuring a client for diskless operation (SSI):
http://wiki.neuralbs.com/index.php/Gentoo_Diskless_Client

Configuring a server as a Beowulf headnode for such SSI clients with a 
selection of management/performance tools:
http://wiki.neuralbs.com/index.php/Installing_Gentoo_as_a_Beowulf_Head_node

I presently mostly ennumerate packages. My intention is to explicit a typical 
configuration for each component. Ideally, I will/would create a meta-ebuild 
that would pull most fo these tools and pre-configure most of the config 
files using a combination of scripts/global config file sourced by the 
script.

Some of the aspects which will be eating up most of my time:
ebuild for OpenMPI
ebuild for lam-mpi 6.x (an expliocit requirement by my department, no comments 
on this please...unless you already have an ebuild ;) )
...learn how to configure all these tools to interact correctly together.

Obviously, any comments/contributions are more than welcommed! ;)

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Re: [gentoo-cluster] Gentoo clustering "à la" www.clustermatic.org (PXE booted nodes) The evolution...

[Nick Anderson]

How is your project comming along?
Ive built a small start of a cluster. 4 P4 machines (3 nodes) diskless config. 
Building some of the scheduling apps now.

On Friday 27 January 2006 1:27 pm, Eric Thibodeau wrote:
> I started the aformentionned thread a month or so back. Now things are
> getting on a roll. Thanks to  Jimmy Rosen and Wilhelm Meier, I am presently
> writing up two documents to try to make this as clear and simple as
> possible for us Gentoo users:
>
> Configuring a client for diskless operation (SSI):
> http://wiki.neuralbs.com/index.php/Gentoo_Diskless_Client
>
> Configuring a server as a Beowulf headnode for such SSI clients with a
> selection of management/performance tools:
> http://wiki.neuralbs.com/index.php/Installing_Gentoo_as_a_Beowulf_Head_node
>
> I presently mostly ennumerate packages. My intention is to explicit a
> typical configuration for each component. Ideally, I will/would create a
> meta-ebuild that would pull most fo these tools and pre-configure most of
> the config files using a combination of scripts/global config file sourced
> by the script.
>
> Some of the aspects which will be eating up most of my time:
> ebuild for OpenMPI
> ebuild for lam-mpi 6.x (an expliocit requirement by my department, no
> comments on this please...unless you already have an ebuild ;) )
> ...learn how to configure all these tools to interact correctly together.
>
> Obviously, any comments/contributions are more than welcommed! ;)
>
> --
> Eric Thibodeau
> Neural Bucket Solutions Inc.
> T. (514) 736-1436
> C. (514) 710-0517
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Re: [gentoo-cluster] Gentoo clustering "à la" www.clustermatic.org (PXE booted nodes) The evolution...

[Eric Thibodeau]

Hi Nick,

	Well, unfortunately, some other "prioritized" administrative functions fell 
on my lap so I've had to pause my work on this. I am glad to hear that 
someone is getting somewhere with this. One of my colleagues in another 
department jsut built a cluster using part of what I posted on my Wiki and he 
is having a blast! 

	....unfortunately, the wiki doesn't seem to get updated accrdingly...whishful 
thinking...sigh... The big cludge in all this will be CONFIGURING all the 
components. So, if any of you feel like sharing some config files or trics, I 
believe we'd be more than happy (and will post it too ;). I'll even make 
scripts to automate the repetitive and easily generatable config files (like 
hosts and all).

	Also, you'll want to keep your eye on this bug (and some other dependant 
ones). Torque is a sick build with nasty install folder handicap.

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115189


Eric

Le 9 Février 2006 12:43, Nick Anderson a écrit :
> How is your project comming along?
> Ive built a small start of a cluster. 4 P4 machines (3 nodes) diskless 
config. 
> Building some of the scheduling apps now.
> 
> On Friday 27 January 2006 1:27 pm, Eric Thibodeau wrote:
> > I started the aformentionned thread a month or so back. Now things are
> > getting on a roll. Thanks to  Jimmy Rosen and Wilhelm Meier, I am 
presently
> > writing up two documents to try to make this as clear and simple as
> > possible for us Gentoo users:
> >
> > Configuring a client for diskless operation (SSI):
> > http://wiki.neuralbs.com/index.php/Gentoo_Diskless_Client
> >
> > Configuring a server as a Beowulf headnode for such SSI clients with a
> > selection of management/performance tools:
> > 
http://wiki.neuralbs.com/index.php/Installing_Gentoo_as_a_Beowulf_Head_node
> >
> > I presently mostly ennumerate packages. My intention is to explicit a
> > typical configuration for each component. Ideally, I will/would create a
> > meta-ebuild that would pull most fo these tools and pre-configure most of
> > the config files using a combination of scripts/global config file sourced
> > by the script.
> >
> > Some of the aspects which will be eating up most of my time:
> > ebuild for OpenMPI
> > ebuild for lam-mpi 6.x (an expliocit requirement by my department, no
> > comments on this please...unless you already have an ebuild ;) )
> > ...learn how to configure all these tools to interact correctly together.
> >
> > Obviously, any comments/contributions are more than welcommed! ;)
> >
> > --
> > Eric Thibodeau
> > Neural Bucket Solutions Inc.
> > T. (514) 736-1436
> > C. (514) 710-0517

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Neural Bucket Solutions Inc.
T. (514) 736-1436
C. (514) 710-0517

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