Re: [Condor-users] How to create a Checkpoint Server for window spools

["Alas, Alex [FEDI]" <aalas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Erik
Thanks a bunch for responding and clarifying my misconception that you could use checkpoint server in windows pools and that they are only meant for Unix pools. I experimented a few problems in the past weeks when the ups attached to the execute nodes flipped during the weekend and all the jobs that were running on those nodes were restarted from the beginning which delay the termination of the jobs for several hours. One of my users ask if there is a way to configure a checkpoint server. I thought I read somewhere that checkpoint servers could be configured in windows pools, that is why I asked. Do you know if a way to workaround that limitation?

Respectfully,
Alex Alas
Systems Administrator
Fugro EarthData Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Erik Paulson
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 4:31 PM
To: Condor-Users Mail List
Subject: Re: [Condor-users] How to create a Checkpoint Server for windowspools

The checkpoint server only runs on Unix platforms.

There's nothing special about running a condor checkpoint server on a
VM - just follow any instruction on how to, say, install Linux under
VMWare, and then follow the Condor manual for how to install the
checkpoint server.

However, I have to ask, if you're only running Windows, why do you
want a checkpoint server? Condor for Windows cannot take advantage of
a checkpoint server.

-Erik

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Alas, Alex [FEDI] <aalas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello to all,
>
> I am in the need to create a checkpoint server for my windows pool. I know
> this feature is built-in in Linux pools but these pools are not an option
> for me since all the executables are meant for windows systems. I heard it
> is possible to create a windows checkpoint servers using VM's; If anyone has
> done it, could you share some of your knowledge on how to do it?
>
> Thanks for your help in advance,
>
>
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Alex Alas
>
> Systems Administrator
> Fugro EarthData Inc.
>
> Tel. 301-948-8550 x219 Fax 301-963-2064 E-mail: aalas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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>
> Website: http://www.fugroearthdata.com
>
>
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