[AG-TECH] AGN Construction for Dummies

[Allan Kenneth Spale]

I have been working on documentation for the Access Grid at EVL.  I have
documented how to configure an AG node for Red Hat 6.2 and Windows 2000.
I also have documentation on running the AG.  I also have saved some
e-mail messages and taken notes relevant to EVL issues with the AG.

Finally, I have been keeping a "journal" of what I do every time I run the
AG.  This would include any problems that the node has, solutions to
problems, any other happenings, etc.  I originally sorted these entries by
date, but that became useless unless I remembered about the time when
something happened.  Now I have created a comprehensive index of topics
covered in my "journal" that can help me find topics very quickly.  Too
bad there is not a comprehensive index like that for the web!

If you have any questions or comments on EVL's AG documentation, please
e-mail ag-tech at evl.uic.edu.


Allan
EVL / UIC node-op

 

On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Barbara A. Kucera wrote:

> Hi Don,
> 
> As we discussed, every time I speak with folks at NSF or in EPSCoR states, 
> they ask me if we can't come up with less wizardry related to the AGNs.  I 
> think this would be a very practical step in the right direction.  I'm sure 
> that the ANL folks would be delighted to have you pursue this effort . . . 
> but let's hear it from them.
> 
> Barbara
> ------------
> 
> At 11:14 AM 01/02/2001 -0700, Don Morton wrote:
> >Our AGN computers are due in this week, and I plan to take very
> >careful notes on what I'm doing to set up the gear.  I'd like to
> >think it would be worth expanding on to ultimately create some sort
> >of Dummies Guide to setting up an AGN.  In reality, I think I'd
> >like to call it something like "An Outdoors Person's Guide....."
> >since the real problem is that I'm not necessarily a dummy, I'd
> >just prefer to spend more time on outdoors activities :) :)  As
> >someone with very little knowledge in this area (but background
> >as an electronics technician in the Air Force), I think maybe
> >I could deliver such material from a useful perspective.
> >
> >Barbara Kucera mentioned a Steve Gordon working on a "cookbook",
> >and I saw one on an Internet 2 site (not sure if it's the same
> >one).  I also know that Bob Olson has started up a Faq-o-matic
> >on some of these issues.  My hope is to come up with something
> >comprehensive (i.e. trying not to keep pointing people to other
> >sites for background info), usable by someone who's sort of technical,
> >and something that might try to explain "why" we're adjusting this
> >and that.
> >
> >Does anybody see a demand for this?  Would it be worth
> >my while trying to head up something like this?  Note that
> >I have no financial motivations on this and would prefer to keep
> >it "Open Source" :).   My hope is that keeping it this way would
> >make others more willing to contribute their hard-earned notes
> >and experiences.
> >
> >I think in some cases, with constantly-changing equipment, this sort
> >of thing might be quite difficult to nail down.
> >
> >I'll be at the retreat (but have to leave at Noon on Wednesday),
> >and can talk with anybody who may be interested.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Don
> >
> >
> >--
> >    Don Morton                     http://www.cs.umt.edu/u/morton/
> >    Department of Computer Science       The University of Montana
> >    Missoula, MT 59812 | Voice (406) 243-4975 | Fax (406) 243-5139
> 
> ________________
> Barbara A. Kucera
> Alliance/EPSCoR Liaison
> National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> (217) 244-0131 * Fax (217) 244-2909
> 
> Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about
> telescopes. - Edsger W. Dijkstra, computer science professor
> 
> 
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