Yeah, what you do is set up all of the graphics cards as separate screens on the same X server
(refer to http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=12d9308e1002241124g587d78b6g7a516e977b5da97f%40mail.gmail.com) and then use vglrun -d :0.1 {application} to force a 3D application to use the second graphics card, vglrun -d :0.2 {application} to force a 3D application to use the third graphics card, etc. On 3/12/10 11:19 AM, Andrew M Brown wrote: > > Thanks for the help, it's really helped me understand how it will work. > > Unfortunately I haven't got it working yet as neither my project manager > or the 2 architects on the team thought to order servers with 3D cards! > > Is it possible to render remotely using more than one card, to handle > applications from multiple users at once? > > Thanks, > > Andy > > > > CSC • This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, > please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the > mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not > operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to > explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting > the use of e-mail for such purpose > • > CSC Computer Sciences Limited • Registered Office: Royal Pavilion, > Wellesley Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 1PZ, UK • Registered in > England No: 0963578 > > > From: DRC <[email protected]> > To: VirtualGL Users <[email protected]> > Date: 09/03/2010 20:37 > Subject: Re: [VirtualGL-Users] VirtualGL with Sun Secure Global Desktop > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > VirtualGL should work with SGD. I did extensive testing with that > configuration while I was with Sun. If SGD is running on a different > machine than VirtualGL, then you'd do: > > {SGD machine}> vglconnect {3D machine} > {3D machine}> vglrun -c rgb {3D application} > > Otherwise, if SGD is running on the same machine at the 3D application, > you would simply do: > > {SGD machine}> vglrun -c proxy {3D application} > > I take it that this is failing somehow? How is it failing specifically? > > Andrew M Brown wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm trying to configure VirtualGL on a Red Hat 5.4 application server, >> connecting through Sun Secure Global Desktop (SGD) >> >> Has anyone managed to get this configuration working? >> >> I'm assuming that it needs to be configured as section 8.2 in the >> documentation (X Proxy on Different Machine). >> >> Do I need to use vglconnect to establish the connection between the SGD >> server and the application server? If so how does this work with SGD? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Andy > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > VirtualGL-Users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/virtualgl-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ VirtualGL-Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/virtualgl-users
