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InfoGeek · Oct 2nd, 2005, 7:18 PM

Hi rory,
Can you give me some links where i can find detailed information on doing this.
BTW, the server is running Windows 2003 and Other computers are running Windows XP.

Dameon · Oct 2nd, 2005, 7:57 PM

Mosix is a modification of the Linux kernel to allow processes to be transferred among other Mosix-enabled machines. If you wanted to use mosix on those servers, they would have to be booted into a Linux environment, which is easy to do with a ClusterKnoppix CD. OpenMosix is a popular incarnation of Mosix, and the OpenMosix websites gives detailed info.

However, I do not see a huge advantage to running F@H with OpenMosix. If you just have several machines with the same username, all the work units will count towards you. Each machine would do its own work unit, but in the end it's the same amount of processing power. You can have one work unit finished in X hours or 10 work units finished in 10X hours. It works out to be the same.

InfoGeek · Oct 2nd, 2005, 8:29 PM

I can have all the machines work on different work units but the problem is that not all machines have an internet connection. So, I'll have to submit the results manually.

peace_of_mind · Oct 3rd, 2005, 1:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ooble

I didn't say that. I'm saying if Windows decides to crash on shutdown, before F@H closes, you're fucked.

Actually I was joking. It resumes fine. First WU should be finished tomorrow. I'm setting it up on my laptop at home now. This one should go much quicker as I can let it run 24 hours a day.

Rory · Oct 3rd, 2005, 5:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ooble

Now, Rory, don't ya think that's a much better use for a cluster than Puzzle Bobble? :p

Clearly that's what all university nerds playing around with parrallel processing actually end up doing.

InfoGeek: you could also take Dameon's approach, by specifying pre-downloaded workfiles as a parameter in the command line client, or simply making the server a network gateway. And if they're not networked then mosix wouldn't work either.

InfoGeek · Oct 3rd, 2005, 7:30 PM

I don't want to share the internet connection. It's a slow one.
BTW, All the machines are networked.

Rory · Oct 5th, 2005, 9:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InfoGeek

I don't want to share the internet connection. It's a slow one.
BTW, All the machines are networked.

Well the cluster should put less stress on the internet connection as the WUs being downloaded/uploaded separately, but if you've got a slow hub it could easily get saturated. Anyway, you could put a bandwidth/speed cap on the bridge at the server.

peace_of_mind · Oct 6th, 2005, 9:47 PM

2 completed now. I thought the one now working at work was big (500 frames), but 5000?!?! I'll have that one done in, oooooh a month or so

InfoGeek · Oct 7th, 2005, 12:54 PM

First WU completed just now.

Dizzutch · Oct 10th, 2005, 9:16 AM

nice, thanks for all your contributions. we're doing really well. I'm switching from weekly updates to monthly updates, which will come the second tuesday of each month, so tomorrow..

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InfoGeek Professional Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: India, The great. Posts: 435 Rep Power: 4	Hi rory, Can you give me some links where i can find detailed information on doing this. BTW, the server is running Windows 2003 and Other computers are running Windows XP. __________________ PFO - My daily dose of technology.

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Dameon Troll Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 732 Rep Power: 4	Mosix is a modification of the Linux kernel to allow processes to be transferred among other Mosix-enabled machines. If you wanted to use mosix on those servers, they would have to be booted into a Linux environment, which is easy to do with a ClusterKnoppix CD. OpenMosix is a popular incarnation of Mosix, and the OpenMosix websites gives detailed info. However, I do not see a huge advantage to running F@H with OpenMosix. If you just have several machines with the same username, all the work units will count towards you. Each machine would do its own work unit, but in the end it's the same amount of processing power. You can have one work unit finished in X hours or 10 work units finished in 10X hours. It works out to be the same. __________________ MD5(sig) = bcef75433db02e9ad9bf81d6f7c5c270

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InfoGeek Professional Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: India, The great. Posts: 435 Rep Power: 4	I can have all the machines work on different work units but the problem is that not all machines have an internet connection. So, I'll have to submit the results manually. __________________ PFO - My daily dose of technology.

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InfoGeek Professional Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: India, The great. Posts: 435 Rep Power: 4	I don't want to share the internet connection. It's a slow one. BTW, All the machines are networked. __________________ PFO - My daily dose of technology.

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peace_of_mind Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hell if I know most of the time Posts: 439 Rep Power: 5	2 completed now. I thought the one now working at work was big (500 frames), but 5000?!?! I'll have that one done in, oooooh a month or so __________________ Amateurs built the ark Professionals built the Titanic

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InfoGeek Professional Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: India, The great. Posts: 435 Rep Power: 4	First WU completed just now. __________________ PFO - My daily dose of technology.

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