Re: [Condor-users] [newb] setting up 2nd machine

[Neal Becker <ndbecker2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Alan De Smet wrote:

> Neal Becker <ndbecker2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I've got my first 8-core machine running fine.  Setup on fedora 12 from
>> condor rpm.
>> 
>> Now I'd like to add a second machine that acts as a compute server.  Real
>> basic requirements - no parallel stuff.
>> 
>> I've tried reading the docs, but I'm still clueless.  What do I need to
>> do?
> 
> Based on your description, I'm assuming that your first machine
> is running a schedd, a startd, a collector, and a negotiator.
> That is, it's an entirely self-contained pool.  Given that, your
> next steps are:
> 
> 0. Ensure that the two machines have unrestricted network access
> to each other.  (Condor can cope with firewalls and NATs, but
> that's a more complex question.)
> 
> 1. Install Condor on the second machine.
> 
> 2. Configure Condor on the second machine to only run the startd.
> (And the master. You always run a master.)
> 
> 3. Configure Condor on the second machine to report to the
> collector on the first machine.
> 
> 4. Ensure that the first machine is configured to accept writes
> from the second machine
> 
> 5. Ensure that the second machine is configured to accept writes
> from the first.
> 
> 
> condor_configure/condor_install can probably handle steps 1-3 for
> you.  You'll want something like:
> 
>   condor_configure --type=execute --central-manager=first.example.com
> 
> --type=execute will set it up to run the startd.
> --central-manager=first-machine.com will have it report to the
> collector on the first machine.  Obviously change
> "first.example.com" to the actual name of your first machine.
Thanks.  I installed from fedora rpm, which does not include 
condor_configure.  Should I try to get hold of a condor_configure, or can I 
just manually set this up?