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Date:      Sat, 12 Oct 2002 01:31:16 +0200
From:      Alex <freebsd-reply@akruijff.dds.nl>
To:        "aaron g" <click46@operamail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-reply@akruijff.dds.nl, freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re[4]: newbie
Message-ID:  <15057792270.20021012013116@dds.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20021011040939.24188.qmail@operamail.com>
References:  <20021011040939.24188.qmail@operamail.com>

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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 <freebsd-reply@akruijff.dds.nl>
ag> Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:17:26 +0200
ag> To: Andy Sporner <sporner@nentec.de>
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
>> 
>> 
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Best regards/Met vriendelijke groet,
Alex


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