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Posted to user@hadoop.apache.org by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> on 2013/06/01 21:47:51 UTC
Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
my experimental purposes.
Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My initial
plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
Are there any other drivers or software should we install before installing
RHEL on this machines?
How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems Administrator
is involved in this?
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marcos Luis Ortiz Valmaseda <ma...@gmail.com>.
I have the same advice from Niels for your, Rody.
Use CentOS 6.3 x86_64 for your Hadoop cluster. You will be able to use the
high performance kernel included in this version and the great performance
of Java 1.6 on 64 bits systems.
You can use some of these guides for that:
http://hadoopstuff.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/hadoop-installation-on-rhel6centos6/
http://dak1n1.com/blog/9-hadoop-el6-install
http://jenming.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/running-hadoop-on-centos-6-multi-node-cluster/
Best wishes
2013/6/1 Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl>
> My first suggestion is to go for CentOS as it is free and almost the same
> as RHEL.
> Also having a 64 bit OS lets you use a bit more of the installed memory
>
> Then if you can simply install CentOS on these machines and have the
> network running you should be fine.
>
> I have been running experiments on something identical to what you are
> describing here.
>
> Niels Basjes
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>> my experimental purposes.
>>
>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>
>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>
>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>
>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten,
>
> Niels Basjes
>
--
Marcos Ortiz Valmaseda
Product Manager at PDVSA
http://about.me/marcosortiz
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>.
Thanks for the quick reply and advise. I work for a corporate and Red Hat
Linux licenses is not an issue for us now. So we can plan it for 4 to 5
machines. So keeping that in mind - what would you recommend?
Alternatively, as per your suggestion, how easy is Cent OS installation?
Where can i get the software? Can I install CentOS directly on the old
machines or is it like a Virtual machine on Windows. Let me know please.
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl> wrote:
> My first suggestion is to go for CentOS as it is free and almost the same
> as RHEL.
> Also having a 64 bit OS lets you use a bit more of the installed memory
>
> Then if you can simply install CentOS on these machines and have the
> network running you should be fine.
>
> I have been running experiments on something identical to what you are
> describing here.
>
> Niels Basjes
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>> my experimental purposes.
>>
>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>
>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>
>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>
>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten,
>
> Niels Basjes
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marcos Luis Ortiz Valmaseda <ma...@gmail.com>.
I have the same advice from Niels for your, Rody.
Use CentOS 6.3 x86_64 for your Hadoop cluster. You will be able to use the
high performance kernel included in this version and the great performance
of Java 1.6 on 64 bits systems.
You can use some of these guides for that:
http://hadoopstuff.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/hadoop-installation-on-rhel6centos6/
http://dak1n1.com/blog/9-hadoop-el6-install
http://jenming.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/running-hadoop-on-centos-6-multi-node-cluster/
Best wishes
2013/6/1 Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl>
> My first suggestion is to go for CentOS as it is free and almost the same
> as RHEL.
> Also having a 64 bit OS lets you use a bit more of the installed memory
>
> Then if you can simply install CentOS on these machines and have the
> network running you should be fine.
>
> I have been running experiments on something identical to what you are
> describing here.
>
> Niels Basjes
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>> my experimental purposes.
>>
>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>
>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>
>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>
>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten,
>
> Niels Basjes
>
--
Marcos Ortiz Valmaseda
Product Manager at PDVSA
http://about.me/marcosortiz
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>.
Thanks for the quick reply and advise. I work for a corporate and Red Hat
Linux licenses is not an issue for us now. So we can plan it for 4 to 5
machines. So keeping that in mind - what would you recommend?
Alternatively, as per your suggestion, how easy is Cent OS installation?
Where can i get the software? Can I install CentOS directly on the old
machines or is it like a Virtual machine on Windows. Let me know please.
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl> wrote:
> My first suggestion is to go for CentOS as it is free and almost the same
> as RHEL.
> Also having a 64 bit OS lets you use a bit more of the installed memory
>
> Then if you can simply install CentOS on these machines and have the
> network running you should be fine.
>
> I have been running experiments on something identical to what you are
> describing here.
>
> Niels Basjes
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>> my experimental purposes.
>>
>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>
>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>
>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>
>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten,
>
> Niels Basjes
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>.
Thanks for the quick reply and advise. I work for a corporate and Red Hat
Linux licenses is not an issue for us now. So we can plan it for 4 to 5
machines. So keeping that in mind - what would you recommend?
Alternatively, as per your suggestion, how easy is Cent OS installation?
Where can i get the software? Can I install CentOS directly on the old
machines or is it like a Virtual machine on Windows. Let me know please.
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl> wrote:
> My first suggestion is to go for CentOS as it is free and almost the same
> as RHEL.
> Also having a 64 bit OS lets you use a bit more of the installed memory
>
> Then if you can simply install CentOS on these machines and have the
> network running you should be fine.
>
> I have been running experiments on something identical to what you are
> describing here.
>
> Niels Basjes
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>> my experimental purposes.
>>
>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>
>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>
>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>
>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten,
>
> Niels Basjes
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marcos Luis Ortiz Valmaseda <ma...@gmail.com>.
I have the same advice from Niels for your, Rody.
Use CentOS 6.3 x86_64 for your Hadoop cluster. You will be able to use the
high performance kernel included in this version and the great performance
of Java 1.6 on 64 bits systems.
You can use some of these guides for that:
http://hadoopstuff.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/hadoop-installation-on-rhel6centos6/
http://dak1n1.com/blog/9-hadoop-el6-install
http://jenming.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/running-hadoop-on-centos-6-multi-node-cluster/
Best wishes
2013/6/1 Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl>
> My first suggestion is to go for CentOS as it is free and almost the same
> as RHEL.
> Also having a 64 bit OS lets you use a bit more of the installed memory
>
> Then if you can simply install CentOS on these machines and have the
> network running you should be fine.
>
> I have been running experiments on something identical to what you are
> describing here.
>
> Niels Basjes
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>> my experimental purposes.
>>
>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>
>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>
>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>
>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten,
>
> Niels Basjes
>
--
Marcos Ortiz Valmaseda
Product Manager at PDVSA
http://about.me/marcosortiz
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marcos Luis Ortiz Valmaseda <ma...@gmail.com>.
I have the same advice from Niels for your, Rody.
Use CentOS 6.3 x86_64 for your Hadoop cluster. You will be able to use the
high performance kernel included in this version and the great performance
of Java 1.6 on 64 bits systems.
You can use some of these guides for that:
http://hadoopstuff.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/hadoop-installation-on-rhel6centos6/
http://dak1n1.com/blog/9-hadoop-el6-install
http://jenming.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/running-hadoop-on-centos-6-multi-node-cluster/
Best wishes
2013/6/1 Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl>
> My first suggestion is to go for CentOS as it is free and almost the same
> as RHEL.
> Also having a 64 bit OS lets you use a bit more of the installed memory
>
> Then if you can simply install CentOS on these machines and have the
> network running you should be fine.
>
> I have been running experiments on something identical to what you are
> describing here.
>
> Niels Basjes
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>> my experimental purposes.
>>
>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>
>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>
>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>
>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten,
>
> Niels Basjes
>
--
Marcos Ortiz Valmaseda
Product Manager at PDVSA
http://about.me/marcosortiz
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>.
Thanks for the quick reply and advise. I work for a corporate and Red Hat
Linux licenses is not an issue for us now. So we can plan it for 4 to 5
machines. So keeping that in mind - what would you recommend?
Alternatively, as per your suggestion, how easy is Cent OS installation?
Where can i get the software? Can I install CentOS directly on the old
machines or is it like a Virtual machine on Windows. Let me know please.
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl> wrote:
> My first suggestion is to go for CentOS as it is free and almost the same
> as RHEL.
> Also having a 64 bit OS lets you use a bit more of the installed memory
>
> Then if you can simply install CentOS on these machines and have the
> network running you should be fine.
>
> I have been running experiments on something identical to what you are
> describing here.
>
> Niels Basjes
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>> my experimental purposes.
>>
>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>
>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>
>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>
>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten,
>
> Niels Basjes
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl>.
My first suggestion is to go for CentOS as it is free and almost the same
as RHEL.
Also having a 64 bit OS lets you use a bit more of the installed memory
Then if you can simply install CentOS on these machines and have the
network running you should be fine.
I have been running experiments on something identical to what you are
describing here.
Niels Basjes
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
> my experimental purposes.
>
> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>
> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>
> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
> installing RHEL on this machines?
>
> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems Administrator
> is involved in this?
>
>
>
--
Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten,
Niels Basjes
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl>.
My first suggestion is to go for CentOS as it is free and almost the same
as RHEL.
Also having a 64 bit OS lets you use a bit more of the installed memory
Then if you can simply install CentOS on these machines and have the
network running you should be fine.
I have been running experiments on something identical to what you are
describing here.
Niels Basjes
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
> my experimental purposes.
>
> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>
> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>
> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
> installing RHEL on this machines?
>
> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems Administrator
> is involved in this?
>
>
>
--
Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten,
Niels Basjes
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com>.
You should go look at a CentOS list for help... It's really simple.
Try it first, then ask questions, if required.
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
> want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
> and issues, is it common to expect ?
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
>> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>>
>> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
>> Linux on your systems.
>>
>> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go
>> with CentOS for a proof of concept.
>>
>> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
>> them.
>>
>> Marco
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>>> my experimental purposes.
>>>
>>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>>
>>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>>
>>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>>
>>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com>.
You should go look at a CentOS list for help... It's really simple.
Try it first, then ask questions, if required.
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
> want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
> and issues, is it common to expect ?
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
>> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>>
>> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
>> Linux on your systems.
>>
>> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go
>> with CentOS for a proof of concept.
>>
>> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
>> them.
>>
>> Marco
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>>> my experimental purposes.
>>>
>>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>>
>>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>>
>>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>>
>>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com>.
You should go look at a CentOS list for help... It's really simple.
Try it first, then ask questions, if required.
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
> want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
> and issues, is it common to expect ?
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
>> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>>
>> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
>> Linux on your systems.
>>
>> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go
>> with CentOS for a proof of concept.
>>
>> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
>> them.
>>
>> Marco
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>>> my experimental purposes.
>>>
>>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>>
>>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>>
>>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>>
>>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com>.
Hi,
If you can't install 64-bit, simply install 32-bit. Basically, it means
you have access to a smaller amount of RAM, even if you're using a computer
with.
For example
http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.ca/2010/08/32-bit-vs-64-bit-linux-which-to-choose.html
Honestly, getting Linux on your computers is going to be the easy part...
Marco
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com>.
Hi,
If you can't install 64-bit, simply install 32-bit. Basically, it means
you have access to a smaller amount of RAM, even if you're using a computer
with.
For example
http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.ca/2010/08/32-bit-vs-64-bit-linux-which-to-choose.html
Honestly, getting Linux on your computers is going to be the easy part...
Marco
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com>.
Hi,
If you can't install 64-bit, simply install 32-bit. Basically, it means
you have access to a smaller amount of RAM, even if you're using a computer
with.
For example
http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.ca/2010/08/32-bit-vs-64-bit-linux-which-to-choose.html
Honestly, getting Linux on your computers is going to be the easy part...
Marco
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com>.
Hi,
If you can't install 64-bit, simply install 32-bit. Basically, it means
you have access to a smaller amount of RAM, even if you're using a computer
with.
For example
http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.ca/2010/08/32-bit-vs-64-bit-linux-which-to-choose.html
Honestly, getting Linux on your computers is going to be the easy part...
Marco
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>.
Hi Niels,
Thanks for the reply and explanation. When the CPU doesn't support 64 bit ,
does CentOS fail ? Is there any work around or it is a show stopper?
Thanks,
Rody
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl> wrote:
> I've installed CentOS on several different types of old (originally
> Windows XP) Dell desktops for the last 4 years (i.e. desktops as old as 7
> years ago) and so far installing CentOS was as easy as booting from the
> installation CD/DVD and doing "next, next, finish".
>
> The only thing that you may run into is that the specific cpu really
> doesn't support 64bit.
> You'll get an error very early in the installation process.
>
> Niels
> On Jun 1, 2013 10:10 PM, "Rody BigData" <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
>> want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
>> and issues, is it common to expect ?
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
>>> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>>>
>>> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
>>> Linux on your systems.
>>>
>>> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go
>>> with CentOS for a proof of concept.
>>>
>>> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
>>> them.
>>>
>>> Marco
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent
>>>> processor etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and
>>>> want to convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop
>>>> cluster for my experimental purposes.
>>>>
>>>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>>>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>>>
>>>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>>>
>>>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>>>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>>>
>>>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>>>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>.
Hi Niels,
Thanks for the reply and explanation. When the CPU doesn't support 64 bit ,
does CentOS fail ? Is there any work around or it is a show stopper?
Thanks,
Rody
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl> wrote:
> I've installed CentOS on several different types of old (originally
> Windows XP) Dell desktops for the last 4 years (i.e. desktops as old as 7
> years ago) and so far installing CentOS was as easy as booting from the
> installation CD/DVD and doing "next, next, finish".
>
> The only thing that you may run into is that the specific cpu really
> doesn't support 64bit.
> You'll get an error very early in the installation process.
>
> Niels
> On Jun 1, 2013 10:10 PM, "Rody BigData" <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
>> want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
>> and issues, is it common to expect ?
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
>>> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>>>
>>> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
>>> Linux on your systems.
>>>
>>> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go
>>> with CentOS for a proof of concept.
>>>
>>> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
>>> them.
>>>
>>> Marco
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent
>>>> processor etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and
>>>> want to convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop
>>>> cluster for my experimental purposes.
>>>>
>>>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>>>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>>>
>>>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>>>
>>>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>>>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>>>
>>>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>>>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>.
Hi Niels,
Thanks for the reply and explanation. When the CPU doesn't support 64 bit ,
does CentOS fail ? Is there any work around or it is a show stopper?
Thanks,
Rody
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl> wrote:
> I've installed CentOS on several different types of old (originally
> Windows XP) Dell desktops for the last 4 years (i.e. desktops as old as 7
> years ago) and so far installing CentOS was as easy as booting from the
> installation CD/DVD and doing "next, next, finish".
>
> The only thing that you may run into is that the specific cpu really
> doesn't support 64bit.
> You'll get an error very early in the installation process.
>
> Niels
> On Jun 1, 2013 10:10 PM, "Rody BigData" <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
>> want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
>> and issues, is it common to expect ?
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
>>> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>>>
>>> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
>>> Linux on your systems.
>>>
>>> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go
>>> with CentOS for a proof of concept.
>>>
>>> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
>>> them.
>>>
>>> Marco
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent
>>>> processor etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and
>>>> want to convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop
>>>> cluster for my experimental purposes.
>>>>
>>>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>>>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>>>
>>>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>>>
>>>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>>>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>>>
>>>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>>>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>.
Hi Niels,
Thanks for the reply and explanation. When the CPU doesn't support 64 bit ,
does CentOS fail ? Is there any work around or it is a show stopper?
Thanks,
Rody
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl> wrote:
> I've installed CentOS on several different types of old (originally
> Windows XP) Dell desktops for the last 4 years (i.e. desktops as old as 7
> years ago) and so far installing CentOS was as easy as booting from the
> installation CD/DVD and doing "next, next, finish".
>
> The only thing that you may run into is that the specific cpu really
> doesn't support 64bit.
> You'll get an error very early in the installation process.
>
> Niels
> On Jun 1, 2013 10:10 PM, "Rody BigData" <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
>> want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
>> and issues, is it common to expect ?
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
>>> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>>>
>>> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
>>> Linux on your systems.
>>>
>>> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go
>>> with CentOS for a proof of concept.
>>>
>>> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
>>> them.
>>>
>>> Marco
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent
>>>> processor etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and
>>>> want to convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop
>>>> cluster for my experimental purposes.
>>>>
>>>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>>>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>>>
>>>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>>>
>>>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>>>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>>>
>>>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>>>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl>.
I've installed CentOS on several different types of old (originally Windows
XP) Dell desktops for the last 4 years (i.e. desktops as old as 7 years
ago) and so far installing CentOS was as easy as booting from the
installation CD/DVD and doing "next, next, finish".
The only thing that you may run into is that the specific cpu really
doesn't support 64bit.
You'll get an error very early in the installation process.
Niels
On Jun 1, 2013 10:10 PM, "Rody BigData" <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
> want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
> and issues, is it common to expect ?
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
>> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>>
>> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
>> Linux on your systems.
>>
>> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go
>> with CentOS for a proof of concept.
>>
>> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
>> them.
>>
>> Marco
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>>> my experimental purposes.
>>>
>>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>>
>>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>>
>>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>>
>>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl>.
I've installed CentOS on several different types of old (originally Windows
XP) Dell desktops for the last 4 years (i.e. desktops as old as 7 years
ago) and so far installing CentOS was as easy as booting from the
installation CD/DVD and doing "next, next, finish".
The only thing that you may run into is that the specific cpu really
doesn't support 64bit.
You'll get an error very early in the installation process.
Niels
On Jun 1, 2013 10:10 PM, "Rody BigData" <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
> want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
> and issues, is it common to expect ?
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
>> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>>
>> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
>> Linux on your systems.
>>
>> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go
>> with CentOS for a proof of concept.
>>
>> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
>> them.
>>
>> Marco
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>>> my experimental purposes.
>>>
>>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>>
>>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>>
>>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>>
>>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl>.
I've installed CentOS on several different types of old (originally Windows
XP) Dell desktops for the last 4 years (i.e. desktops as old as 7 years
ago) and so far installing CentOS was as easy as booting from the
installation CD/DVD and doing "next, next, finish".
The only thing that you may run into is that the specific cpu really
doesn't support 64bit.
You'll get an error very early in the installation process.
Niels
On Jun 1, 2013 10:10 PM, "Rody BigData" <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
> want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
> and issues, is it common to expect ?
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
>> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>>
>> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
>> Linux on your systems.
>>
>> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go
>> with CentOS for a proof of concept.
>>
>> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
>> them.
>>
>> Marco
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>>> my experimental purposes.
>>>
>>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>>
>>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>>
>>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>>
>>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com>.
You should go look at a CentOS list for help... It's really simple.
Try it first, then ask questions, if required.
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
> want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
> and issues, is it common to expect ?
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
>> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>>
>> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
>> Linux on your systems.
>>
>> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go
>> with CentOS for a proof of concept.
>>
>> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
>> them.
>>
>> Marco
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>>> my experimental purposes.
>>>
>>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>>
>>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>>
>>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>>
>>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl>.
I've installed CentOS on several different types of old (originally Windows
XP) Dell desktops for the last 4 years (i.e. desktops as old as 7 years
ago) and so far installing CentOS was as easy as booting from the
installation CD/DVD and doing "next, next, finish".
The only thing that you may run into is that the specific cpu really
doesn't support 64bit.
You'll get an error very early in the installation process.
Niels
On Jun 1, 2013 10:10 PM, "Rody BigData" <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
> want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
> and issues, is it common to expect ?
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
>> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>>
>> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
>> Linux on your systems.
>>
>> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go
>> with CentOS for a proof of concept.
>>
>> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
>> them.
>>
>> Marco
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>>> my experimental purposes.
>>>
>>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>>
>>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>>
>>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>>
>>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>.
So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
and issues, is it common to expect ?
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>
> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
> Linux on your systems.
>
> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go with
> CentOS for a proof of concept.
>
> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
> them.
>
> Marco
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>> my experimental purposes.
>>
>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>
>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>
>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>
>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>
>>
>>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>.
So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
and issues, is it common to expect ?
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>
> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
> Linux on your systems.
>
> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go with
> CentOS for a proof of concept.
>
> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
> them.
>
> Marco
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>> my experimental purposes.
>>
>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>
>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>
>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>
>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>
>>
>>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>.
So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
and issues, is it common to expect ?
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>
> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
> Linux on your systems.
>
> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go with
> CentOS for a proof of concept.
>
> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
> them.
>
> Marco
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>> my experimental purposes.
>>
>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>
>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>
>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>
>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>
>>
>>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>.
So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines (
want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers
and issues, is it common to expect ?
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
> depends on the exact proc you're running.
>
> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get
> Linux on your systems.
>
> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go with
> CentOS for a proof of concept.
>
> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
> them.
>
> Marco
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
>> my experimental purposes.
>>
>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>>
>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>>
>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
>> installing RHEL on this machines?
>>
>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems
>> Administrator is involved in this?
>>
>>
>>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com>.
If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
depends on the exact proc you're running.
You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get Linux
on your systems.
RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go with
CentOS for a proof of concept.
Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
them.
Marco
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
> my experimental purposes.
>
> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>
> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>
> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
> installing RHEL on this machines?
>
> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems Administrator
> is involved in this?
>
>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com>.
If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
depends on the exact proc you're running.
You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get Linux
on your systems.
RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go with
CentOS for a proof of concept.
Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
them.
Marco
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
> my experimental purposes.
>
> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>
> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>
> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
> installing RHEL on this machines?
>
> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems Administrator
> is involved in this?
>
>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com>.
If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
depends on the exact proc you're running.
You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get Linux
on your systems.
RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go with
CentOS for a proof of concept.
Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
them.
Marco
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
> my experimental purposes.
>
> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>
> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>
> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
> installing RHEL on this machines?
>
> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems Administrator
> is involved in this?
>
>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Marco Shaw <ma...@gmail.com>.
If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That
depends on the exact proc you're running.
You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get Linux
on your systems.
RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go with
CentOS for a proof of concept.
Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on
them.
Marco
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
> my experimental purposes.
>
> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>
> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>
> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
> installing RHEL on this machines?
>
> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems Administrator
> is involved in this?
>
>
>
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl>.
My first suggestion is to go for CentOS as it is free and almost the same
as RHEL.
Also having a 64 bit OS lets you use a bit more of the installed memory
Then if you can simply install CentOS on these machines and have the
network running you should be fine.
I have been running experiments on something identical to what you are
describing here.
Niels Basjes
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
> my experimental purposes.
>
> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>
> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>
> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
> installing RHEL on this machines?
>
> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems Administrator
> is involved in this?
>
>
>
--
Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten,
Niels Basjes
Re: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines
Posted by Niels Basjes <Ni...@basjes.nl>.
My first suggestion is to go for CentOS as it is free and almost the same
as RHEL.
Also having a 64 bit OS lets you use a bit more of the installed memory
Then if you can simply install CentOS on these machines and have the
network running you should be fine.
I have been running experiments on something identical to what you are
describing here.
Niels Basjes
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rody BigData <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor
> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to
> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for
> my experimental purposes.
>
> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My
> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.
>
> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?
>
> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before
> installing RHEL on this machines?
>
> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems Administrator
> is involved in this?
>
>
>
--
Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten,
Niels Basjes