[Beowulf] Compute Node OS on Local Disk vs. Ram Disk

[Bogdan Costescu]

On Mon, 6 Oct 2008, Gerry Creager wrote:

> Bogdan, we're in a similar position, save I also do some of the 
> science.

I (try to) do some of the science too, so the similarity is even 
better :-)

> Hiding the details from them, but meeting their needs at the same 
> time is a constant challenge.

Thanks for sharing all these details, but I would be more interested 
to know about the technical solutions that you have applied. How do 
you deal with the various software packages that require specific 
conditions to run ? Do you have separate clusters for specific 
purposes/software and only direct users to them ?

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Bogdan Costescu

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