Re: Starcluster Ubuntu 14.04 AMI's

From: Jacob barhak <no email>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:00:08 -0500

Hi Hugh,

Can you share the installation instructions of OGS so I can see if it fixes qmon In my system?

I hope the font issues were resolved.

       Jacob

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On Sep 26, 2014, at 2:14 PM, "MacMullan, Hugh" <hughmac_at_wharton.upenn.edu> wrote:

> Hi John:
>
> The 12.04 and 10.04 AMIs are still 'current' (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases), although 10.04 is EOL next Spring, in case you didn't know, and would probably be a faster 'time to production' than building out the 14.04.
>
> But if you actually need 14.04 for some reason, I've worked through the upgrade process with success. qmon works fine (StarCluster uses OGS, not SGE, which might help you), too, I just tested (I never use it though). Obviously, YMMV and all that. It's not been extensively tested, etc.
>
> Let me know if you would like a peek at my preliminary 12.04 > 14.04 upgrade .txt file.
>
> -Hugh
>
> From: starcluster-bounces_at_mit.edu [mailto:starcluster-bounces_at_mit.edu] On Behalf Of Jacob Barhak
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 2:44 PM
> To: Lilley, John F.
> Cc: starcluster_at_mit.edu
> Subject: Re: [StarCluster] Starcluster Ubuntu 14.04 AMI's
>
> Hi John,
>
> SGE qmon does not work on Ubuntu 14.04 - at least it did not work a couple of months ago. Here is a link to the open issue:
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/505330/sun-grid-engine-qmon-not-working-on-ubuntu-14-04-lts
>
> Other SGE components install, yet I could not test them since I use the qmon graphic user interface to configure.
>
> If SGE is not stable, then I am unsure about starcluster that uses SGE. If anyone had success with this please do give tips to others.
>
> Jacob
>
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Lilley, John F. <johnbot_at_caltech.edu> wrote:
> ​​Hi,
>
>
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> I know this subject has been bounced around before and perhaps I missed something, but has anyone managed to build 14.04 AMI's for starcluster? I have tried the upgrade process within Ubuntu but didn't have much luck and we're in a bit of a corner since we can no longer upgrade the 13.04 ami's.
>
>
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> Thanks,
>
> John
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