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Louis Haynes/Raleigh/IBM

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Sep 23, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/23/00

This reply is a bit late...

When I was getting into Beowulf's, setting one up as a newbie while in
school, I could not find the resources that pertained to my questions. I
scoured the net and could not find the appropriate FAQ's that addressed my
problems, especially with RSH. I think now there are better resources as
this was a few years ago, though not too far back. There still seems to be
a lack of a 'One Stop Shop For Newbie's'. If anyone knows of one please
advise.

I been collecting information to create a site for Beowulf Newbies but so
far I have lacked the time to organize it. There are still missing links
in my experience because I am not as knowledgable as most folks on this
list.

If someone would like to help with this cause I would appreciate any
guidence or suggestions as to what Newbie Information is needed most. Part
of my modivation to do this is so that I can learn more about clustering.
The work that I do is for my personal gain and I do it my spare time.

Thanks,
Just my half-a-nickel's worth.
Louis Haynes

Val Henson <vhe...@esscom.com>@beowulf.org on 09/19/2000 02:55:51 PM

Sent by: beowul...@beowulf.org

To: Scott Burlington <sco...@cim.mcgill.ca>
cc: "Brian G. Powell" <bpo...@uucom.com>, beo...@beowulf.org
Subject: Re: Beowulf Clusters Book

On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 02:23:10PM -0400, Scott Burlington wrote:

> Honestly, I'd wait. We bought the Linux Clusters book and honestly I
> don't feel that version 1.0 was really worth it.
>
> The software included could be useful, but as is always the case with
> software an internet connection is far more valuable than a CD.
>
> The book itself seems to have a hard time identifying it's
> audience. There aren't many linux newbie's with $100 000 for a linux
> cluster yet the book seems to have an apologetic attitude towards being
> technical, frankly I find this a little baffling.

It seems to me that Linux newbies all too often find themselves in
charge of setting up a new Linux cluster. Witness the number of
rsh-related questions on this list. :)

I agree, an internet connection is more valuable than a CD, and in
this case, more valuable than the book. Someone setting up a Linux
cluster would probably be better off reading a few FAQ's, checking out
websites of other clusters, and reading the beowulf list archives.

-VAL

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Schilling, Richard

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Sep 25, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/25/00

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Well, this is very timely. I'm putting together the initial chapters for a
book on Beowulf technology, and would be very happy to compile a laundry
list of things people would like to see in it. Please send your wish lists
for a Beowulf book directly to my e-mail address:

rschi...@affiliatedhealth.org

Richard Schilling
Web Integration Programmer/Webmaster
Affiliated Health Services

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Well, this is very timely.  I'm putting together =
the initial chapters for a book on Beowulf technology, and would be =
very happy to compile a laundry list of things people would like to see =
in it.  Please send your wish lists for a Beowulf book directly to =
my e-mail address:

rschi...@affiliatedhealth.org

Richard Schilling
 Web Integration Programmer/Webmaster
 Affiliated Health Services

> -----Original Message-----
 > From: Louis Haynes/Raleigh/IBM [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:ljha...@us.ibm.com">mailto:ljha...@us.ibm.com</A>]</FON=
T>
 > Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 11:30 =
AM
 > To: beo...@beowulf.org
 > Subject: Re: Beowulf Clusters Book
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > This reply is a bit late...
 > 
 > When I was getting into Beowulf's, setting one =
up as a newbie while in
 > school, I could not find the resources that =
pertained to my 
 > questions.  I
 > scoured the net and could not find the =
appropriate FAQ's that 
 > addressed my
 > problems, especially with RSH.  I think =
now there are better 
 > resources as
 > this was a few years ago, though not too far =
back.  There 
 > still seems to be
 > a lack of a 'One Stop Shop For Newbie's'.  =
If anyone knows of 
 > one please
 > advise.
 > 
 > I been collecting information to create a site =
for Beowulf 
 > Newbies but so
 > far I have lacked the time to organize =
it.  There are still 
 > missing links
 > in my experience because I am not as =
knowledgable as most 
 > folks on this
 > list.
 > 
 > If someone would like to help with this cause I =
would appreciate any
 > guidence or suggestions as to what Newbie =
Information is 
 > needed most.  Part
 > of my modivation to do this is so that I can =
learn more about 
 > clustering.
 > The work that I do is for my personal gain and =
I do it my spare time.
 > 
 > Thanks,
 > Just my half-a-nickel's worth.
 > Louis Haynes
 > 
 > Val Henson =
<vhe...@esscom.com>@beowulf.org on 09/19/2000 02:55:51 PM
 > 
 > Sent by:  beowul...@beowulf.org
 > 
 > 
 > To:   Scott Burlington =
<sco...@cim.mcgill.ca>
 > cc:   "Brian G. Powell" =
<bpo...@uucom.com>, beo...@beowulf.org
 > Subject:  Re: Beowulf Clusters Book
 > 
 > 
 > On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 02:23:10PM -0400, Scott =
Burlington wrote:
 > 
 > > Honestly, I'd wait.  We bought the =
Linux Clusters book and 
 > honestly I
 > > don't feel that version 1.0 was really =
worth it.
 > >
 > > The software included could be useful, but =
as is always the 
 > case with
 > > software an internet connection is far =
more valuable than a CD.
 > >
 > > The book itself seems to have a hard time =
identifying it's
 > > audience.  There aren't many linux =
newbie's with $100 000 
 > for a linux
 > > cluster yet the book seems to have an =
apologetic attitude 
 > towards being
 > > technical, frankly I find this a little =
baffling.
 > 
 > It seems to me that Linux newbies all too often =
find themselves in
 > charge of setting up a new Linux cluster.  =
Witness the number of
 > rsh-related questions on this list. :)
 > 
 > I agree, an internet connection is more =
valuable than a CD, and in
 > this case, more valuable than the book.  =
Someone setting up a Linux
 > cluster would probably be better off reading a =
few FAQ's, checking out
 > websites of other clusters, and reading the =
beowulf list archives.
 > 
 > -VAL
 > 
 > =
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Daniel Ridge

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Sep 26, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/26/00

On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Schilling, Richard wrote:

> Well, this is very timely. I'm putting together the initial chapters for a
> book on Beowulf technology, and would be very happy to compile a laundry
> list of things people would like to see in it. Please send your wish lists
> for a Beowulf book directly to my e-mail address:
>
> rschi...@affiliatedhealth.org

I'd like to see a discussion of Beowulf version 2. We're going to press
now with the distribution CD for Beowulf v.2 with BProc -- and from the
administrator's perspective it renders obsolete a lot of the traditional
(and tedious) Beowulf management tasks.

The downside (from an author's perspective) may be that the book suddenly
becomes harder to fill out...

If you would like to get an advance copy of our "Preview" distribution,
I'll try to arrange this.

Cheers,
Dan Ridge
Scyld Computing Corporation

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