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Posted to user@vcl.apache.org by Ehsan Shahrokhi <eh...@gmail.com> on 2010/12/20 09:27:46 UTC
xcat hardware
Hi list,
Does xcat support other x86 hardwares of servers such as ordinary pc's and
servers? or it is just for IBM bladecenter?
Does vcl support other cluster management toolkits such as rocks softwares?
Thanks a lot,
Bests
--
Ehsan Shahrokhi
<-----The millions of Open Minds can't be wrong----->
http://eshahrokhi.tk
Re: VCL use "movie" - was Re: xcat hardware
Posted by Hicham Gibet Tani <hg...@gmail.com>.
Thank you Henry for the demonstration, it was very interesting to see the
manifestation of VCL that I personally found very magnificent, especially
that we have been working on it in our university (Abdelmalek Essaadi
University, Morocco) but without any luck to get it to work in a testing
environment and we are always in wait of your help.
Cordially,
Gibet Tani Hicham
2010/12/23 Ehsan Shahrokhi <eh...@gmail.com>
> Thanks a lot Henry,It is very useful and attractive!I appreciate you for
> your kindness.
> I wish I could compensate your kindness :)
> Sincerely,
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 7:05 PM, Henry E Schaffer <he...@unity.ncsu.edu>wrote:
>
>> Ehsan has been asking about seeing "the functionality of VCL" - and
>> this may help.
>>
>> Our colleague Joseph Vaughn at Harvey Mudd College has done a "Wink"
>> walkthrough which may answer a lot of questions.
>>
>> http://www5.hmc.edu/vcldemo.html
>>
>> --henry schaffer
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Ehsan Shahrokhi
>
> <-----The millions of Open Minds can't be wrong----->
> http://eshahrokhi.tk
>
>
Re: VCL use "movie" - was Re: xcat hardware
Posted by Ehsan Shahrokhi <eh...@gmail.com>.
Thanks a lot Henry,It is very useful and attractive!I appreciate you for
your kindness.
I wish I could compensate your kindness :)
Sincerely,
On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 7:05 PM, Henry E Schaffer <he...@unity.ncsu.edu>wrote:
> Ehsan has been asking about seeing "the functionality of VCL" - and
> this may help.
>
> Our colleague Joseph Vaughn at Harvey Mudd College has done a "Wink"
> walkthrough which may answer a lot of questions.
>
> http://www5.hmc.edu/vcldemo.html
>
> --henry schaffer
>
--
Ehsan Shahrokhi
<-----The millions of Open Minds can't be wrong----->
http://eshahrokhi.tk
Re: VCL use "movie" - was Re: xcat hardware
Posted by Henry E Schaffer <he...@unity.ncsu.edu>.
Ehsan has been asking about seeing "the functionality of VCL" - and
this may help.
Our colleague Joseph Vaughn at Harvey Mudd College has done a "Wink"
walkthrough which may answer a lot of questions.
http://www5.hmc.edu/vcldemo.html
--henry schaffer
Re: xcat hardware
Posted by Ehsan Shahrokhi <eh...@gmail.com>.
Excuse me Josh,
I mean a video that shows the functionality of VCL.because I just have
non-NCSU account and I cant access to vcl service.
Could you please send me a video of it's functionality? I
Thanks
Bests
On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Ehsan Shahrokhi <eh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks a lot Josh,
> Can I have a demo from VCL functionality and using it in NCSU?Could you
> please send it to me?
> Thanks
> Bests
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Hicham Gibet Tani <
> hgtsweethoney01@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank Josh you for your answer.
>>
>> I wonder if you can help me with another issue that I had posted to the
>> VCL mailing list on 15 Dec, unfortunately without any response.
>>
>> The post is under the name (Hicham Gibet Tani Capture Failed (Image
>> renaming)<http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-vcl-user/201012.mbox/%3cAANLkTimmWfvQJeQsksxmaR5H-dMn5ioAG=NzEAQZvw-x@mail.gmail.com%3e>).
>>
>>
>> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-vcl-user/201012.mbox/%3CAANLkTimmWfvQJeQsksxmaR5H-dMn5ioAG=NzEAQZvw-x@mail.gmail.com%3E
>>
>> Please we are in need of your assistance.
>>
>> Cordially,
>>
>> Gibet Tani Hicham
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2010/12/22 Josh Thompson <jo...@ncsu.edu>
>>
>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>>> Hash: SHA1
>>>
>>> Hicham,
>>>
>>> xCAT has a very active and friendly support list at
>>>
>>> xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net
>>>
>>> They can help you with any problems you are having with xCAT much better
>>> than
>>> we can.
>>>
>>> Josh
>>>
>>> On Tuesday December 21, 2010, Hicham Gibet Tani wrote:
>>> > Good evening everybody,
>>> >
>>> > We are installing xCAT in an ordinary PC (x86_64) and we are
>>> experiencing
>>> > some problems with the “rpower” command that returned an output saying
>>> the
>>> > connection is refused.
>>> >
>>> > We are not experts in xCAT but we are hoping to get you assistance.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 2010/12/21 Henry E Schaffer <he...@unity.ncsu.edu>
>>> >
>>> > > Josh Thompson writes:
>>> > > > ... but as far as I know, it can control
>>> > > > bladecenters and anything that can be controlled via IPMI.
>>> > > >
>>> > > Since Ehsan Shahrokhi asked about
>>> > >
>>> > > > > Does xcat support other x86 hardwares of servers such as ordinary
>>> > > > > pc's
>>> > >
>>> > > and
>>> > >
>>> > > > > servers? ...
>>> > >
>>> > > It's probably worth noting that many (most, all?) ordinary pc's
>>> don't
>>> > >
>>> > > support IPMI, and not all servers do - and even boxes which support
>>> IPMI
>>> > > may not support it in exactly the way xCAT expects.
>>> > > --
>>> > > --henry schaffer
>>> - --
>>> - -------------------------------
>>> Josh Thompson
>>> VCL Developer
>>> North Carolina State University
>>>
>>> my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu
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>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Ehsan Shahrokhi
>
> <-----The millions of Open Minds can't be wrong----->
> http://eshahrokhi.tk
>
>
--
Ehsan Shahrokhi
<-----The millions of Open Minds can't be wrong----->
http://eshahrokhi.tk
Re: xcat hardware
Posted by Ehsan Shahrokhi <eh...@gmail.com>.
Thanks a lot Josh,
Can I have a demo from VCL functionality and using it in NCSU?Could you
please send it to me?
Thanks
Bests
On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Hicham Gibet Tani <
hgtsweethoney01@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank Josh you for your answer.
>
> I wonder if you can help me with another issue that I had posted to the VCL
> mailing list on 15 Dec, unfortunately without any response.
>
> The post is under the name (Hicham Gibet Tani Capture Failed (Image
> renaming)<http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-vcl-user/201012.mbox/%3cAANLkTimmWfvQJeQsksxmaR5H-dMn5ioAG=NzEAQZvw-x@mail.gmail.com%3e>).
>
>
> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-vcl-user/201012.mbox/%3CAANLkTimmWfvQJeQsksxmaR5H-dMn5ioAG=NzEAQZvw-x@mail.gmail.com%3E
>
> Please we are in need of your assistance.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Gibet Tani Hicham
>
>
>
>
> 2010/12/22 Josh Thompson <jo...@ncsu.edu>
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> Hash: SHA1
>>
>> Hicham,
>>
>> xCAT has a very active and friendly support list at
>>
>> xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net
>>
>> They can help you with any problems you are having with xCAT much better
>> than
>> we can.
>>
>> Josh
>>
>> On Tuesday December 21, 2010, Hicham Gibet Tani wrote:
>> > Good evening everybody,
>> >
>> > We are installing xCAT in an ordinary PC (x86_64) and we are
>> experiencing
>> > some problems with the “rpower” command that returned an output saying
>> the
>> > connection is refused.
>> >
>> > We are not experts in xCAT but we are hoping to get you assistance.
>> >
>> > Thank you
>> >
>> >
>> > 2010/12/21 Henry E Schaffer <he...@unity.ncsu.edu>
>> >
>> > > Josh Thompson writes:
>> > > > ... but as far as I know, it can control
>> > > > bladecenters and anything that can be controlled via IPMI.
>> > > >
>> > > Since Ehsan Shahrokhi asked about
>> > >
>> > > > > Does xcat support other x86 hardwares of servers such as ordinary
>> > > > > pc's
>> > >
>> > > and
>> > >
>> > > > > servers? ...
>> > >
>> > > It's probably worth noting that many (most, all?) ordinary pc's don't
>> > >
>> > > support IPMI, and not all servers do - and even boxes which support
>> IPMI
>> > > may not support it in exactly the way xCAT expects.
>> > > --
>> > > --henry schaffer
>> - --
>> - -------------------------------
>> Josh Thompson
>> VCL Developer
>> North Carolina State University
>>
>> my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu
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>
>
--
Ehsan Shahrokhi
<-----The millions of Open Minds can't be wrong----->
http://eshahrokhi.tk
Re: xcat hardware
Posted by Hicham Gibet Tani <hg...@gmail.com>.
Thank Josh you for your answer.
I wonder if you can help me with another issue that I had posted to the VCL
mailing list on 15 Dec, unfortunately without any response.
The post is under the name (Hicham Gibet Tani Capture Failed (Image
renaming)<http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-vcl-user/201012.mbox/%3cAANLkTimmWfvQJeQsksxmaR5H-dMn5ioAG=NzEAQZvw-x@mail.gmail.com%3e>).
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-vcl-user/201012.mbox/%3CAANLkTimmWfvQJeQsksxmaR5H-dMn5ioAG=NzEAQZvw-x@mail.gmail.com%3E
Please we are in need of your assistance.
Cordially,
Gibet Tani Hicham
2010/12/22 Josh Thompson <jo...@ncsu.edu>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> Hicham,
>
> xCAT has a very active and friendly support list at
>
> xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net
>
> They can help you with any problems you are having with xCAT much better
> than
> we can.
>
> Josh
>
> On Tuesday December 21, 2010, Hicham Gibet Tani wrote:
> > Good evening everybody,
> >
> > We are installing xCAT in an ordinary PC (x86_64) and we are experiencing
> > some problems with the “rpower” command that returned an output saying
> the
> > connection is refused.
> >
> > We are not experts in xCAT but we are hoping to get you assistance.
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> >
> > 2010/12/21 Henry E Schaffer <he...@unity.ncsu.edu>
> >
> > > Josh Thompson writes:
> > > > ... but as far as I know, it can control
> > > > bladecenters and anything that can be controlled via IPMI.
> > > >
> > > Since Ehsan Shahrokhi asked about
> > >
> > > > > Does xcat support other x86 hardwares of servers such as ordinary
> > > > > pc's
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > > > servers? ...
> > >
> > > It's probably worth noting that many (most, all?) ordinary pc's don't
> > >
> > > support IPMI, and not all servers do - and even boxes which support
> IPMI
> > > may not support it in exactly the way xCAT expects.
> > > --
> > > --henry schaffer
> - --
> - -------------------------------
> Josh Thompson
> VCL Developer
> North Carolina State University
>
> my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu
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Re: xcat hardware
Posted by Josh Thompson <jo...@ncsu.edu>.
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Hash: SHA1
Hicham,
xCAT has a very active and friendly support list at
xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net
They can help you with any problems you are having with xCAT much better than
we can.
Josh
On Tuesday December 21, 2010, Hicham Gibet Tani wrote:
> Good evening everybody,
>
> We are installing xCAT in an ordinary PC (x86_64) and we are experiencing
> some problems with the “rpower” command that returned an output saying the
> connection is refused.
>
> We are not experts in xCAT but we are hoping to get you assistance.
>
> Thank you
>
>
> 2010/12/21 Henry E Schaffer <he...@unity.ncsu.edu>
>
> > Josh Thompson writes:
> > > ... but as far as I know, it can control
> > > bladecenters and anything that can be controlled via IPMI.
> > >
> > Since Ehsan Shahrokhi asked about
> >
> > > > Does xcat support other x86 hardwares of servers such as ordinary
> > > > pc's
> >
> > and
> >
> > > > servers? ...
> >
> > It's probably worth noting that many (most, all?) ordinary pc's don't
> >
> > support IPMI, and not all servers do - and even boxes which support IPMI
> > may not support it in exactly the way xCAT expects.
> > --
> > --henry schaffer
- --
- -------------------------------
Josh Thompson
VCL Developer
North Carolina State University
my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu
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Re: xcat hardware
Posted by Hicham Gibet Tani <hg...@gmail.com>.
Good evening everybody,
We are installing xCAT in an ordinary PC (x86_64) and we are experiencing
some problems with the “rpower” command that returned an output saying the
connection is refused.
We are not experts in xCAT but we are hoping to get you assistance.
Thank you
2010/12/21 Henry E Schaffer <he...@unity.ncsu.edu>
> Josh Thompson writes:
> > ... but as far as I know, it can control
> > bladecenters and anything that can be controlled via IPMI.
>
> Since Ehsan Shahrokhi asked about
> > > Does xcat support other x86 hardwares of servers such as ordinary pc's
> and
> > > servers? ...
>
> It's probably worth noting that many (most, all?) ordinary pc's don't
> support IPMI, and not all servers do - and even boxes which support IPMI
> may not support it in exactly the way xCAT expects.
> --
> --henry schaffer
>
Re: xcat hardware
Posted by Henry E Schaffer <he...@unity.ncsu.edu>.
Josh Thompson writes:
> ... but as far as I know, it can control
> bladecenters and anything that can be controlled via IPMI.
Since Ehsan Shahrokhi asked about
> > Does xcat support other x86 hardwares of servers such as ordinary pc's and
> > servers? ...
It's probably worth noting that many (most, all?) ordinary pc's don't
support IPMI, and not all servers do - and even boxes which support IPMI
may not support it in exactly the way xCAT expects.
--
--henry schaffer
Re: xcat hardware
Posted by Josh Thompson <jo...@ncsu.edu>.
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Ehsan,
It would be better to ask xCAT related questions on the xcat-user list
(xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net), but as far as I know, it can control
bladecenters and anything that can be controlled via IPMI.
VCL only uses xCAT to do kickstart installs, and to capture and deploy images
on bare metal systems. It does not use any of xCAT's virtualization features.
VCL does not officially support any other cluster management toolkits at this
point. You could write your own provisioning module to support whatever
toolkit you would like. I have heard of some work on a provisioning module to
use Amazon EC2.
Josh
On Monday December 20, 2010, Ehsan Shahrokhi wrote:
> Hi list,
> Does xcat support other x86 hardwares of servers such as ordinary pc's and
> servers? or it is just for IBM bladecenter?
> Does vcl support other cluster management toolkits such as rocks softwares?
> Thanks a lot,
> Bests
- --
- -------------------------------
Josh Thompson
VCL Developer
North Carolina State University
my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu
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