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> > 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>: > > 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 > > > https://gridengine.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > > > _______________________________________________ users mailing list users@gridengine.org https://gridengine.org/mailman/listinfo/users
