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diff --git a/doc/gridinstall.ms b/doc/gridinstall.ms new file mode 100644 index 00000000..66f0002c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/gridinstall.ms @@ -0,0 +1,136 @@ +.FP palatino +.TL +Installing the Vita Nuova grid software +.AU +Vita Nuova +.br +5 May 2005 +.NH 1 +Package contents +.LP +The installation CD contains software for both grid client and the server (scheduler), +in separate directories in the root directory of the CD: +.B client +and +.B server . +.NH 1 +Client software +.LP +The grid client software will be installed on Windows NT4/2000/XP machines, +in the directory (folder) +.CW C:\eVNClient . +.IP 1. +On a Windows machine with the CD loaded, +use Windows Explorer (or equivalent) to move to the directory named +.CW \eclient\einstall +on the CD. +.IP 2. +Double-click +.CW setup.exe +in that directory. +It will display a new window that prompts for a destination directory. +The directory need not exist but if it does, it should be empty. +The default should be +.CW C:\eVNClient . +You can change the name if required (eg, because +.CW C: +lacks space), but +you will then need to edit several files, as discussed below, +and make appropriate changes to the instructions below. +Hit the +.SM ENTER +key to start installation. +The program will prompt for permission to create the directory if it does not already exist. +It will then populate it with all files required by the client. +.IP 3. +Move in Explorer to the directory +.CW C:\eVNClient\egrid\eslave . +Check that the file +.CW schedaddr +contains the right address for your scheduler machine. +If you changed the drive letter, you must also change the +four +.CW .bat +files in the directory to replace the +.CW C: +drive letter by the one you used. +.IP 4. +You can now add the grid client as a Windows service by running the appropriate +.CW .bat +file on the client. +Use +.RS +.IP +\f5install_service.bat\fP +for Windows 2000 and Windows XP +.IP \fIOR\fP +\f5install_service_nt4.bat\fP +for Windows NT4 +.LP +Just double-clicking in Explorer on the chosen name should install the service. +.RE +.LP +Once installed as a service the client software will start automatically when +the client machine next boots. +You can start it manually using the Windows Services Manager in the usual way. +There are two +.CW .bat +files to remove the service (when desired): \f5remove_service.bat\fP +for 2000/XP and \f5remove_service_nt4.bat\fP for NT4. +.LP +The manual page +.I scheduler-intro (1) +in the PDF file +.CW \escheduler.pdf +on the CD gives more details on running and configuring the client software. +The manual page +.I scheduler-monitor (1) +in the same PDF file describes the use of the Client Monitor software. +.LP +On Windows machines you can remove the directory +.CW C:\eVNClient\eLinux +to reduce the space required on Windows clients. +.NH 1 +Server software +.LP +The grid server software will be installed on Linux (Redhat 8 or 9), in the directory +.CW /grid/inferno , +which should either not exist or be empty. +.LP +Linux will usually mount the CD at +.CW /mnt/cdrom . +.IP 1. +In a shell (`New Terminal') window, type the following command: +.P1 +sh /mnt/cdrom/server/install/Linux-grid-386.sh +.P2 +Assuming it has permission to do so, it will populate +.CW /grid/inferno +with the Inferno distribution, including the grid scheduler components. +.IP 2. +The file +.CW /mnt/cdrom/server/install/gridsched.sh +contains a Bourne shell script that can be copied to an appropriate +place on your system, or used as the basis for one of your own, +to simplify starting the scheduler. +In particular it sets the right bin directory in +.CW PATH +to find Inferno's +.I emu , +and starts +.I emu +with the right parameters to find the +.CW /grid/inferno +directory and start the scheduler in the right environment. +.LP +Now check that +.CW /grid/inferno/grid/master/config +contains the right network address for your scheduler. +The manual pages +.I scheduler-intro (1) +and +.I scheduler (1) +in +.CW scheduler.pdf +on the CD give more details on invoking the scheduler in +different ways. |