Re: [Condor-users] Chirp/Parrot for Job Submission (R software)

[Douglas L Thain <dthain@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Perhaps you can set up your software like this:

/chirp/server/R/redhat3
/chirp/server/R/redhat4
/chirp/server/R/slackware
...

And then your Condor job can determine the Linux flavor, and then
run the right version of R...


On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, Natarajan, Senthil wrote:

> Hi Adam,
>
> Thanks for showing interest.
>
>
>
> It is working but didn't solve the purpose. Meaning, we have different
> flavor of Linux, so If I set up the R software on Red hat Enterprise
> Linux, suppose if the job is running on node which has different flavor
> of Linux then the job fails because of operating system specifics R
> software libraries.
>
>
>
> It looks like I need to set up R for each machine according to operating
> system. I was wondering once you install R on a particular node, how do
> you notify condor that node has R software, and how to specify the path
> in Condor to run R software. And also how to specify in the condor job
> submit file the job needs R software. It will be great if you could
> please let me know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Senthil
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Adam Bazinet [mailto:pknut777@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:01 PM
> To: Natarajan, Senthil
> Subject: Re: [Condor-users] Chirp/Parrot for Job Submission (R software)
>
>
>
> Hi Senthil,
>
>
>
> We typically install R locally on each machine we want to run it on
> through Condor.  However, if you find some workaround using this
> (Chirp/Parrot) thing you speak of, I would be highly interested in a
> pointer.  Best of luck,
>
>
>
> Adam
>
> 	----- Original Message -----
>
> 	From: Natarajan, Senthil <mailto:senthil@xxxxxxxx>
>
> 	To: dan@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; dthain@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> 	Cc: Condor-Users Mail List <mailto:condor-users@xxxxxxxxxxx>  ;
> condor-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> 	Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 5:39 PM
>
> 	Subject: [Condor-users] Chirp/Parrot for Job Submission (R
> software)
>
>
>
> 	Hi Dan/Douglas,
>
> 	I am trying to submit R software (Statistical Software) Job to
> condor.
>
> 	The problem is I don't have shared file system and hence the job
> fails while executing on the remote node (which doesn't have R
> installed, and also we don't know the path etc). So I was wondering if I
> installed R software on Chirp Server, which also running in the same
> machine as condor central manager (job submitting node), the job running
> on the remote node can use R software through Parrot on the Chirp
> server. Is it possible? Please let me know if you have any better
> suggestion for this problem.
>
> 	Please let me know.
>
>
>
> 	So the job submission will look something like this.
>
>
>
> 	Original Job Specification
>
> 	*****************************
>
> 	Executable = /usr/lib/R/bin/R
>
> 	arguments = --vanilla
>
> 	universe = vanilla
>
> 	Log = Ra0.log
>
> 	notification = error
>
> 	input = a0
>
> 	output = a0.Rout
>
> 	error =Ra0.err
>
> 	should_transfer_files = YES
>
> 	when_to_transfer_output = ON_EXIT
>
> 	Queue
>
>
>
> 	Job Specification with Chirp and Parrot
>
> 	*********************************************
>
> 	Executable = parrot
>
> 	arguments = -H R --vanilla
>
> 	universe = vanilla
>
> 	Log = Ra0.log
>
> 	environment = LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/chirp/servername/library
>
> 	notification = error
>
> 	input = a0
>
> 	output = a0.Rout
>
> 	error =Ra0.err
>
> 	should_transfer_files = YES
>
> 	when_to_transfer_output = ON_EXIT
>
> 	Queue
>
>
>
> 	Thanks,
>
> 	Senthil
>
>
>
>
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