Re: [HTCondor-users] Request for Guidance on Installing HTCondor Multi-Pool Setup on macOS

[Steffen Grunewald <steffen.grunewald@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

On Tue, 2025-07-15 at 12:42:17 +0000, Minjae Ahn wrote:
> I am currently working on setting up an HTCondor pool using multiple Mac mini systems running macOS.
> 
> My intended configuration involves a multi-machine setup with the Central Manager and Submit roles combined on one Mac, and several other Macs assigned as Execute nodes.
> 
> The documentation appears to focus primarily on single-machine installations, and despite attempting various methods-including using Homebrew, Rosetta, and manual configurations-I have not been
> successful in getting HTCondor fully operational on macOS.

Where exactly do you get stuck when following the instructions at
 https://htcondor.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting-htcondor/install-macos-as-root.html
? 

The single-machine config should be a good starting point - of course the individual roles
will require local modifications. You may use the single-node setup as a test that all
services work and can talk to each other, then spread them across multiple machines.

> I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide more detailed guidance or documentation specific to setting up a multi-machine HTCondor pool on macOS, particularly with the Central Manager and Submit roles combined.

Start with the CM as it needs more thought, and add the Submit role later.

Re "more detailed": the manual, last time I checked, had 1000+ pages (and I suspect it
won't have shrinked since). You will have to modify more than just two handfuls of
settings, to get the most out of this powerful and complex software.

Best,
 S

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