Re: kernel config used for cluster knoppix
Peter Cordes wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 12:37:55PM +0100, kegwasher wrote:
>> As there is no newsgroup (yet) for a beowulf using knoppix I will keep
>> asking my questions here. Does anyone have the kernel config with a list
>> of patches used. I can not seem to find one and the idea of blindly
>> guessing sounds pretty boring.
>
> One of the patches is openMosix, from www.openmosix.org. The
> clusterKNOPPIX download page says:
> The openMosix kernel is build from the (soon to be released) openMosix
> 2.4.22-2 release
>
> If the kernel is installed from a normal .deb build by kernel-package,
> the
> config should be in /boot/config-<version>.
>
> No other patches are mentioned, so it's probably vanilla 2.4.22 + the oM
> patch. If you're using an SMP system with openMosix, you should use a
> kernel <= 2.4.21, or one with an oM patch from later than Dec 15, 2003,
> which was when I fixed the pipe bug.
>
Thanks for the hint I will check there. I have used the knoppix cluster CD
to make a 4 machine cluster with two waiting on parts. The knoppix/debian
packages have MPI available but I am trying to figure out if the Syclad
beowulf version is better or just more hype. Looking to do some CFD and
FEA analysis and want to maximize my output while minimizing my input. I
am also trying to work out the best method of syncronizing the
installations without hurting performance or making the boot process take
to long. My current thought is to use a list of .debs on the server and
make apt-get look there from each node at boot to ensure all are playing
the same song on the same page.
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