Re: [9fans] grid setup procedure

["John Floren" <slawmaster@gmail.com>]

On 8/20/06, Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/20/06, John Floren <slawmaster@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello again.
> > I've been looking for information on setting up a Plan 9 grid, but
> > I've been having some trouble. First off, I should clarify--a grid is
> > the name for a collection of machines including a cpu server, auth
> > server, file server, and some terminals, right? I'd like to know the
> > general order you use when setting up such a grid.
> > It sounds like the first thing to do is set up a standalone
> > cpu/auth/file server. Good. Now, after setting up that server, does a
> > dedicated file server come next? Or an auth server? Has anyone else
> > kept notes while setting up one of these?
> > Thanks
> >
>
> Some combination of cpu/auth/file servers isn't really a grid -- its
> just a standard Plan 9 clusters.  As for how to proceed once you have
> your standalone cpu/auth/file server -- that all depends on what you
> want to do.  Some folks have setup cpu servers that others could log
> into (via drawterm or from their Plan 9 terminals).  Other's have
> setup mirrors of sources and other Plan 9 network file resources.
> There were various notes on the Wiki, but not sure if they survived
> the cleansing.
>
>         -eric
>

Okay, I guess I got confused when everybody kept talking about 9grids.

If I wanted to make a setup similar to 9grid.de, for instance, or any
other site that has machines dedicated to file serving or auth or cpu,
do I install a file server after doing my standalone server, then have
the standalone boot from the file server? I suppose the thing to do is
email some of the people who have done this.


John
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