A hello and a question :D

[markodude]

A bit of config needed but Im working on it

http://www.math.byu.edu/CompResources/cheops/intro.html

"The benefit of this is that an empty lab can be reserved when desired and converted into cluster of between 8 and 32 (in our case) machines without changing the existing setup of the lab and at no cost to the university."

Looks like what I need to do!

 

[deez]

Now all you need is permission

And rogerdugans is pretty close you'll probably get 4.5-5 hours per WU on those boxes. I crunch on a [email protected] P4 Northwood with PC800 mem. and times are about 4-4.5 hours

 

[papounet]

It depends on Ram.
I have 5 Hours on P4 1.7 with SDRAM

 

[LandShark]

good luck on your part time farm project Mark!! keep us info!!

btw, got your result.sah file for both result. still have the spec. for them. will post it soon

 

[markodude]

Deez - Im Network manager so I guess I should ask myself! No, being serious, the school head has the last say, I am a bit concerned about the implications of leaving a whole room of PC's on over weekends and evenings, due to fire risks. Im gonna have to think about that.
They are all SDRAM based machines so I reckon 5 hours may be more realistic although I am sure the Linux client runs a bit faster.

 

[rogerdugans]

Actually the linux client is slightly slower than the winnt client; a small difference, but it is there.

My experience with P4 chips is pretty limited, so it looks like I was overly generous in my guess on times.

Still, 5- or even 6 hours per with 30 machines will add up to quite a bit