From owner-freebsd-cluster Fri Oct 11 16:31:58 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAAAB37B416 for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:31:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp04.wxs.nl (smtp04.wxs.nl [195.121.6.59]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B1C343E9C for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:31:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd-reply@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from cybertron.kruijff ([213.10.151.186]) by smtp04.wxs.nl (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with ESMTP id H3UC1100.YGL; Sat, 12 Oct 2002 01:31:49 +0200 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 01:31:16 +0200 From: Alex X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.53d) Reply-To: Alex X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <15057792270.20021012013116@dds.nl> To: "aaron g" Cc: freebsd-reply@akruijff.dds.nl, freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org Subject: Re[4]: newbie In-Reply-To: <20021011040939.24188.qmail@operamail.com> References: <20021011040939.24188.qmail@operamail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-cluster@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hello/Beste aaron, Friday, October 11, 2002, 6:09:39 AM, you wrote: ag> So by "only platform" I take it you are running sparc? We got a number of sparc64 computers available for this task. ag> -aarong ag> ----- Original Message ----- ag> From: Alex ag> Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:17:26 +0200 ag> To: Andy Sporner ag> Subject: Re[2]: newbie >> Hello/Beste Andy, >> >> Thursday, October 10, 2002, 2:11:29 PM, you wrote: >> >> AS> Alex wrote: >> >> >>Hello/Beste freebsd-cluster, >> >> >> >>Hi i'm new to the list. I noticed the cluster project when i looked at >> >>the mail list. Can you give me any pointers on where to look? Is the >> >>cluster project ready for use? >> >> >> >>I have to setup/build a cluster for my university. The main purpose of >> >>the cluster is to show the cluster properties to other students. We >> >>got a number of sparc64 computers available for this task. (I'm >> >>considering early use of FreeBSD 5.0) >> >> >> AS> First I am not clear if there is a specific "Project". There is >> AS> the cluster software I have been working on, which is failover >> AS> software, and then there is the Beowulf type--which you have to >> AS> get somewhere else. >> >> AS> As I see it they are probably different ports. >> >> AS> If you want failover, check here: http://www.sporner.com/freebsdclusters >> >> AS> otherwise, check for a Beowulf port. >> >> AS> I still intend to write a futures paper for the next version >> AS> (including process swapping across machines--towards where VMS >> AS> clusters are). >> >> AS> Andy >> >> Thanks for writing. We tried to install the DP1 have decided not to >> use FreeBSD. We have to use 5.0 if we want to use FreeBSD because of >> the platform. The FreeBSD 5.0 cd is the only one rigth now that can >> boot but it doesn't mount the CD. >> >> This cluster has to be Beowulf, do things like compile code, convert >> lots of wav files to mp3, ect. >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards/Met vriendelijke groet, >> Alex >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-cluster" in the body of the message >> -- Best regards/Met vriendelijke groet, Alex To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-cluster" in the body of the message