Re: [Condor-users] Condor Java Macs

[Dan Bradley <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Todd Tannenbaum wrote:

> Ian Cottam wrote:
>  
>
> > OK I've switched a couple of Intel Macs (OS X 10.4) to Condor 6.8.5 to 
> > get the working Java Universe. My central master is still on 6.6.11; 
> > should this work?
> >
> > The Macs appear in condor_status -java but when I submit a job that 
> > targets one of them it never runs. Before I dig deeper, is there 
> > anything fundamentally incompatible between 6.6.11 and 6.8.5? I'd rather 
> > not update my central master.
> >
> > thanks
> > -Ian
> >
> >
> >
> >    
>
> Interoperability between 6.6.x and 6.8.x is not tested or supported, but 
> I would personally doubt it is causing your problem above re running 
> java universe jobs.

Actually, there _is_ now a known (but unforseen) incompatibility between 
6.6 schedds and 6.8.5 startds, due to a fixed length buffer in 6.6.  The 
symptom is that jobs will match to the startd but will be rejected when 
the schedd tries to contact the startd.

--Dan