From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <gentoo-cluster-return-41760-arch-gentoo-cluster=gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org> Received: (qmail 13602 invoked from network); 9 Jul 2004 04:36:24 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 9 Jul 2004 04:36:24 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Bin7Y-0001aw-34 for arch-gentoo-cluster@lists.gentoo.org; Fri, 09 Jul 2004 04:36:24 +0000 Received: (qmail 11421 invoked by uid 89); 9 Jul 2004 04:36:23 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-cluster-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-cluster@gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-cluster-help@gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-cluster-unsubscribe@gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-cluster-subscribe@gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-cluster.gentoo.org> Reply-To: gentoo-cluster@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-cluster@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 3213 invoked from network); 9 Jul 2004 04:36:23 +0000 Message-ID: <e1bc77204070821365ff2d454@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 00:36:13 -0400 From: Bruno Laturner <renrutal@gmail.com> To: gentoo-cluster@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <A5CE99FA-D0FB-11D8-A48D-003065B274D6@uark.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <5C500356-D0F3-11D8-A48D-003065B274D6@uark.edu> <30460000.1089300665@flux.usg.tufts.edu> <A5CE99FA-D0FB-11D8-A48D-003065B274D6@uark.edu> Subject: Re: [gentoo-cluster] Helloooooo... X-Archives-Salt: 77842c6a-a7c9-46d2-abe5-adb9ec0a6eb1 X-Archives-Hash: 1fcfc1d9c905fb60262b91a9b10fac87 Well, I'm currently at the phase where I'm thinking "Cool, I have a lot of computers, lets make a cluster" :-) So, do you have any tips for a starter doing x86s in Gentoo(or even another)? On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 11:27:04 -0500, Kurt A Landrus <kal@uark.edu> wrote: > Currently just looking at it... > we're currently running mix of older RedHat 7.2 based and Rocks based > clusters. > we just got funding to build a new cluster, and are looking at using > Apple G5 powermacs with Infiniband like the Virginia Tech cluster. > While I like the ease of building, and managing clusters with Rocks, I > don't like that its based on RPM, and also they don't seem to have any > desire to support platforms other than x86 based, even though there has > been a lot of interest on the mailing list for PowerPC support. > What cluster management tools are you using? > What platform(s) are you running? > > I got interested in this as I noticed activity is flaring up on > gentoo-osx, and it'd be great if we can get portage working well on OS > X, and be able to use it to roll out clusters easily. > > Any interest out there in beefing up cluster support on Portage-based > platforms (i.e. Gentoo-AMD64, and OS X (if portage becomes well > supported)) out there???? > > - kal > > Kurt A Landrus > Cluster Systems Administrator > Arkansas High Performance Computing Research. > University of Arkansas > > > On Jul 8, 2004, at 10:31 AM, Andrew Fant wrote: > > > > > Well, I have done it. Our linux HPC cluster is running on gentoo, but > > I am now running into problems with the configuration management tools > > not really being up to the task in some ways. Are you currently > > using a gentoo-based cluster, or just looking at it? > > > > Andy > > > > --On Thursday, July 08, 2004 10:27:45 -0500 Kurt A Landrus > > <kal@uark.edu> wrote: > > > >> <waiting on="echo from great chasm"> > >> ... > >> Is there anyone here? > >> ... > >> Is anyone else interested in building Beowulf clusters using gentoo? > >> > >> > >> Kurt A Landrus > >> Cluster Systems Administrator > >> Arkansas High Performance Computing Research. > >> University of Arkansas > >> > >> > >> -- > >> gentoo-cluster@gentoo.org mailing list > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > gentoo-cluster@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > -- > gentoo-cluster@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- gentoo-cluster@gentoo.org mailing list