By default, the head node will not act as a client, but this can be set up later (once the clients are all set up). You do not need to collect the server's MAC address, since it is only used for DHCP and installation purposes.
Jason On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, khoa nguyen wrote: > Hi users, > have couple questions about MAC collecting address > 1)what should i do if my system seems to take forever > to collect MAC address? I have 5-node clusters, and > my master node also functions as a compute nodes, so I > suppose to receive all those 5 MAC address from those > 5 cards. However, it recognize 2, then seems to hang > there. Any suggestions? > 2)I have 2 Ethernet cards on my master: one for > external IP, and one for internal IP to client nodes. > If I make my master node function as client node as > well, would OSCAR collect the MAC address from the > master node without any problem? > 3)Since 3Com cards won't have PXE, so I need to boot > my clients by auto-install diskettes. However, since > my master node also functions as a client node, how do > I boot this client by auto-diskette? I mean, for > other client nodes, I just need to put in > auto-diskette, and then re-boot, then BIOS would boot > those client nodes from floppy drive. This is not the > snerio at master node (function as compute node as > well), since I can't plug in auto-install diskette and > boot ip up (the master node need to be up, right). Am > I mis-understanding anything? Or I can't have my > master node used as a compute node as well??? > Thanks... > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > http://health.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Oscar-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users
