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Revision as of 18:33, 16 April 2011
Introduction
Condor is an open source distributed computing software framework. It can be used to manage workload on a dedicated cluster of computers, and/or to farm out work to idle desktop computers. Condor is a cross-platform system that can be run on Unix and Windows operating system. Condor is a complex and flexible system that can jobs in serial and parallel mode. For parallel jobs, it supports the standard MPI standard. This Wiki page is dedicated to document our working experience using Condor.
Downloading Condor
Different versions of condor can be downloaded from here. This documentation focuses on our experience installing/configure Condor Version 7.2.0.
Preparation
As Condor is a flexible system, there are different ways of configuring condor in your computing infrastructure. Hence, before starting installation, make the following important decisions.
- What machine will be the central manager?
- What machines should be allowed to submit jobs?
- Will Condor run as root or not?
- Do I have enough disk space for Condor?
- Do I need MPI configured?
Installation
Running Condor
Additional Notes
Links
- Detailed Condor documentation is also available on the website here
