mike@cs.wisc.edu (Mike Litzkow) (05/21/91)
Archive-name: unix/batch/condor/1991-05-17 Archive-directory: shorty.cs.wisc.edu:/condor/ [128.105.2.8] Original-posting-by: mike@cs.wisc.edu (Mike Litzkow) Original-subject: Condor - Run UNIX jobs on idle workstations (available via ftp/uucp) Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN) In his article titled "CMU's Condor process-migration system" Pat Wilson writes: > I'm looking for references to CMU's "Condor" process-migration system. > We're running a bunch of UNIX workstations all on AFS, and I'd like > to do _something_ with all those idle cycles... First, to set the record straight, Condor has been under development at the University of Wisconsin for several years, (not CMU). Second, to bring things up to date, we are working on a new distribution which will be available sometime this summer. New features will include support for direct use of NFS, support for some new platforms including R6000, increased support for use with FORTRAN programs, and many other enhancements. At this time we would like to invite all Condor users to please send us comments about your present use of Condor and what you would like to see in the upcoming release. We are especially interested in the size of your condor pool, what kinds of machines you are running on, what kinds of applications you are using Condor for, and any anecdotal stories about particularly interesting applications. Also we would like to know what new features would be most useful in the future, e.g. port to a new platform, support for parallel applications, etc. Finally, for those who are unfamiliar with Condor, (and to answer Pat's original question), a repeat of an earlier announcement: Subject: Condor - Run UNIX jobs on idle workstations (available via ftp/uucp) Brief Description: Condor is a facility for executing UNIX jobs on a pool of cooperating workstations. Jobs are queued and executed remotely on workstations at times when those workstations would otherwise be idle. A transparent checkpointing mechanism is provided, and jobs migrate from workstation to workstation without user intervention. When the jobs complete, users are notified by mail. No source code changes are required for use of Condor, but executables must be specially linked. Condor is especially suited for execution of long running, compute bound jobs. Limitations: There are several restrictions on the type of program which can be executed by the condor facility. Only single process jobs are supported, and signals and IPC calls are not implemented. Copyright: Condor is copyrighted, but available without any charge or license agreement. The copyright is not very restrictive, but requires reproduction of the copyright, and disclaims the University of Wisconsin from any responsibility for problems connected with condor. Currently supported architectures and UNIX variants: VAX BSD 4.3 VAX Ultrix 3.0 and above SPARC SunOS4.0 and above I386 Dynix MC68020 SunOS3.2 (and probably 4.0 and above) DECstation 3100 Ultrix 3.0 and above How to get it: Ftp to "shorty.cs.wisc.edu", (128.105.2.8), and login as "ftp". Give anything except the null string as a password. Fetch the "README" file. Switch your ftp user program to "binary" mode. Fetch "Condor_4.0.0.tar.Z". The README file tells what do to from there. The software is also available via anonymous ftp from uunet.uu.net in "/networking", and via anonymous uucp from osu-cis in directory "/pub". Documentation: Source for all the documentation is included in the distribution. The README file explains how to extract just the source, which you should do first, so you can plan where to extract everything else. Some of the documents contain "gremlin" pictures, but the ditroff ready versions are also included for those who don't have gremlin. If you can't print the docs, send me your address, and I'll mail you a set. Write or call if you have any questions or problems. email: mike@cs.wisc.edu or ucbvax!uwvax!mike phone: (608) 262-6122 Mike Litzkow -- comp.archives file verification shorty.cs.wisc.edu total 1813 -rw-r--r-- 1 1377 971314 May 16 09:52 tmp.Z -rw-rw-r-- 1 1377 43580 Jun 11 1990 install.PS -rw-rw-r-- 1 1377 1931 Jun 11 1990 README -rw-rw-r-- 1 1377 124336 Jun 11 1990 tech.PS -rw-rw-r-- 1 1377 673145 Oct 18 1989 Condor_4.0.0.tar.Z found condor ok shorty.cs.wisc.edu:/condor/