these ultrasparc 5s are really toys now and cannot really cough up that much processing cycles. but, i would presume that you are doing it for the educational value (learning how to do it and at the same time getting the satisfaction of completing it).
my solution to this problem would be to configuration an regular Lintel server (use your distribution of choice). configure TFTP, BOOTP/DHCP. build a SPARC filesystem image (with the usual suspects MOSIX, SSH, LAM/MPI, PVM and others -note that these must be SPARC binaries) and save it on the TFTP server. another variation of this would be to only place a kernel on the TFTP server and this mounts a filesystem over NFS. configure the SPARCs to retrieve their IPs from the network. there are a number of ways for doing this. my experience is only with JavaStations so i use PROWL to do this (which is configured by default). and you have an instant mini-beowulf cluster. On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 09:33:18PM +0800, Dean Michael Berris wrote (wyy sez): > well, to be more clear with my motives, and so that more people may be able to > help me with what i'm about to do, i'd rather put it here in the mailing list. :) > > ian sison (mailing list) wrote: > > I can send you copies of Aurora Linux if you like. I downloaded them > > quite a while back for a project that did not push through. email me at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] of you are interested. > > much as the offer is very much appreciated, my motives for running linux on > sparcs is really for parallel computing/cluster computing. what i'm exactly > trying to do is setup a 4 node beowulf cluster consisting of 4 ultrasprac 5's in > UPLB, and at a later date a heterogenous beowulf cluster of IBM PC clones and > SPARCs in the mix. > > i've looked around the net, and i think i would just use Debian (ROCKS!! > hehehe... ;) ) on the UltraSPARCs. > > and besides, i would also be coming up with a Debian (ROCKS!! ;) ) based live CD > distro for UP(LB). something like knoppix and knoppix with mosix in it, but my > intention is to come up with a beowulf cluster where there would be a master and > slaves. details if wanted are available upon request. ;) > > however, it's not officially UP's distro (yet, because i haven't talked to the > higer ups regarding funding and continuation of the project)-- although i would > love to donate the distro when i'm done getting it up. > > i've decided to call it Oblation Linux, and i would love to get in touch with > people from UP regarding this effort. :) > > -- > -=[mikhail]=- > > aka Dean Michael C. Berris > home +63 49 5680142 > work +63 49 5680024 > http://free.net.ph/Members/mikhailberis > pgp key ID = 0xF9501761 > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.12 > GCS d- s:+ a--- C++ UL++ P+ L+++ E- W+ N* o K w-- > O---- M- V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t+ 5 X+ R+ tv+ b++ DI+ D+ > G e h! r+ y+ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie -- ------------------------------------------- William Emmanuel S. Yu Ateneo Campus Network Group (AteneoCNG) email : wyy at admu dot edu dot ph web : http://CNG.ateneo.net/wyu/ phone : +63(2)4266001-4186 GPG : http://CNG.ateneo.net/wyu/wyy.pgp War spares not the brave, but the cowardly. -- Anacreon
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