itaps-parallel Mesh machine turning off this wed

[Tim Tautges]

So, I'm not sure who's using the mesh machine right now, but I can't 
even get a login prompt.  That makes it kinda tough to install paraview, 
or do anything else there for that matter.  Note: you shouldn't be using 
this machine to test very large or memory-intensive jobs, since we 
wouldn't be running those kinds of jobs for the tutorial anyway.  It 
also makes it difficult for others trying to test their stuff.

- tim

Devine, Karen D wrote:
> Hi, Tim.  Thanks for your reply.  One concern is that we do final testing of
> the examples on the machine that we will actually use in the tutorial.  I
> did not realize Argonne was taking a truck to SC!  Will they have the mesh
> machine set up on a network during the workweek before SC so that we can
> re-run our final tests there?  We will look bad if we have to troubleshoot
> problems (paths, installations, incompatibilities, etc.) during the
> tutorial.
> 
> Karen
> 
> On 10/28/08 12:36 PM, "Tim Tautges" <tautges at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> 
>> I'm considering having Jason make his machine available for itaps people
>> for testing/development and taking the mesh machine down to SC.  Does
>> anyone (Lori?) know how many tutorial attendees we may have?  Depending
>> on the number, we could fit them on a single machine.
>>
>> The issue of damage to the machine shouldn't be significant, ANL is
>> sending a truck down, and I'm guessing there's a lot more important
>> equipment in there that they're counting on making it down there.
>>
>> - tim
>>
>> Devine, Karen D wrote:
>>> Tim:
>>>
>>> Based on the responses from the people developing examples, taking the mesh
>>> machine away would be detrimental to our ability to have good examples for
>>> SC08.  Ting is working hard to perfect her iMeshP implementation, as we
>>> exercise features and uncover issues.  Vitus and I are updating our examples
>>> as the FMDB implementation matures.  Ryan needs time to port and test his
>>> examples.  We also need time for the guinea pigs to walk through the
>>> examples on the machine, to ensure that they really work and make sense.
>>> And we still need ParaView to be installed on the machine (can one of your
>>> sysadmins do that for us?).
>>>
>>> In short, we need a Plan B.  Using remote log-ins from SC08 to Wisconsin is
>>> the best plan I can think of.  This plan allows us to continue working on
>>> the implementations and examples, removes the risk of damage to the machine
>>> during transit, and eliminates the need for you to set up the machine on
>>> SC's network on, presumably, Saturday.  It does have drawbacks, with slower
>>> connection speeds and the need for a Wisconsin person to be on call for
>>> reboots.
>>>
>>> What ideas do you have?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Karen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/27/08 12:15 PM, "Tim Tautges" <tautges at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>    I'll be turning off the mesh machine this Wed and taking it down to
>>>> ANL for shipment to SC.  So, all software should be on that machine by
>>>> then.  The machine has a cd drive and usb, so you can also bring it for
>>>> installation at SC, but no guarantees things will work well that way.
>>>>
>>>> - tim
>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>> "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is
>>>>    steadfast, because he trusts in you."               Isaiah 26:3
>>>>
>>>>               Tim Tautges            Argonne National Laboratory
>>>>           (tautges at mcs.anl.gov)      (telecommuting from UW-Madison)
>>>>           phone: (608) 263-8485      1500 Engineering Dr.
>>>>             fax: (608) 263-4499      Madison, WI 53706
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> --
>> ================================================================
>> "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is
>>    steadfast, because he trusts in you."               Isaiah 26:3
>>
>>               Tim Tautges            Argonne National Laboratory
>>           (tautges at mcs.anl.gov)      (telecommuting from UW-Madison)
>>           phone: (608) 263-8485      1500 Engineering Dr.
>>             fax: (608) 263-4499      Madison, WI 53706
>>
>>
>>
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"You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is
   steadfast, because he trusts in you."               Isaiah 26:3

              Tim Tautges            Argonne National Laboratory
          (tautges at mcs.anl.gov)      (telecommuting from UW-Madison)
          phone: (608) 263-8485      1500 Engineering Dr.
            fax: (608) 263-4499      Madison, WI 53706