Yes, that was another option and I will have a call from them tomorrow. Nevertheless, I am afraid their web GUI is far behind what PBSPro is offering right now regarding functionality.
Thanks! El domingo, 21 de septiembre de 2014, Reuti <re...@staff.uni-marburg.de> escribió: > Hi, > > Am 21.09.2014 um 16:57 schrieb José Román Bilbao: > > > Thanks but a GUI is a must in this case. The more graphical procedures > you can carry out, the better. Samba is indeed a good solution, but not for > this case. I have been looking at others proposals and I think I will go > for PBSPro,... If costs do not soar too much. It seems it is licensed in a > per-core basis... But I have read somewhere there are per-socket options... > Also I would prefer perpetual licenses... Let's see what they propose. > > > > LSF is another option but I have not yet received a quote. > > Having a budget you can also look into the commercial version of SGE from > Univa. When I read the release notes right, they have a native Windows > implementation now too. I'm not sure whether this includes a graphical > frontend though. > > -- Reuti > > > > Thanks to all. > > > > El domingo, 21 de septiembre de 2014, Reuti <re...@staff.uni-marburg.de > <javascript:;>> escribió: > > Hi, > > > > Am 18.09.2014 um 15:49 schrieb José Román Bilbao: > > > > > Uhmm, so I have to make explicit files transfer (or mount directories > from login machine into clients ones) before using qmon... Well, that is > not bad at all if I can still access the qmon (perhaps a bit dirty for > users that need ease of use and simplicity). Our current workflow starts on > Windows workstations where users run commercial Finite Element software to > design some prototypes or sceneries. If simulations are simple, they run > them on the same workstation. If not, they will run them on the grid. > Currently they upload files by hand, log into the login machine, write the > script file and submit it to the HTCondor installed system. Ideally, they > should be able to do all this from the client machine. > > > > Whatever queuing system you chose, it should be possible to script the > complete workflow on the Windows side which will transfer the file and > issues qsub. > > > > What about running Samba on the qmaster and allow Windows users to put > their files there? > > > > -- Reuti > > > > > > > This is why I am looking for a Web Interface... > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > 2014-09-18 15:43 GMT+02:00 Reuti <re...@staff.uni-marburg.de > <javascript:;>>: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Am 18.09.2014 um 15:20 schrieb José Román Bilbao: > > > > > > > As a prospective grid portal user I am comparing different > alternatives. As far as I know Grid Engine since its early days in Sun, I > would like to give it a try. Nevertheless, one of my main concerns is that > my users are not linux-skilled and would need something graphical. I know > of qmon but they are usually Windows users. > > > > > > `qmon` will run on login machine, maybe where the qmaster is running > (depending on your setup). Then you need an X11 output on the Windows > machines to use it. > > > > > > The submitted script must be present on the login machine though. > > > > > > How is your workflow set up? > > > > > > -- Reuti > > > > > > > > > > Therefore, I would like to hear any suggestions on gridEngine > available web interfaces (if any) or even a totally different platform if > you are famliar with them. Basically I would like my users to be able to > submit/monitor/cancel their jobs as well as (if possible) to upload input > files when needed and download resulting outputs. If no open source > alternative exists, I would also like to hear about commercial > alternatives. So far I have found the Univa Grid Engie, but don't know > where to find information regarding any existing web interface. I have > written them but no response yet. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > Jose > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > users mailing list > > > > users@gridengine.org <javascript:;> > > > > https://gridengine.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > > > > > > > >
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