Hi Linda,
On 07/08/2012 15:29, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Hi John,
>
>
>> I have some machines which belong to CamGRID and hence run Condor.
>> It was an epic battle by Santanu (with help from elsewhere) to get the
>> LCG CE working with Condor -
>
> So it sounds as though you have a non-standard configuration in order to get the CamGRID into GridPP/EGI.
Indeed
>
> I have neither the time nor the expertise
>> to try and get Condor working with the CREAM CE.
>
> Or maybe someone else has solved it? Or got condor working with the EMI-1 WMS?
>
> The WNs themselves are
>> SL5.
>
> Which is, of course, supported.
>
> They are rather old and short of disk space (so there is a not
>> unreasonable case for retiring them from GridPP), but it *does* mean
>> that this CPU will be lost to GridPP (though not to CamGRID).
>
> This is not good, maybe someone could help getting them re-working with supported software?
Possibly - though I would prefer to try to move to a more standard set
of software. There is the added complication that the CREAM CE would
have to be "hacked" to be compatible with CamGRID operation even if the
Condor aspect were resolved (running orthogonal GRIDs with opposing
views of what they want is "entertaining").
>
> In the
>> current financial climate the phrase "cutting off your nose to spite
>> your face" springs to mind...
>
> I quite understand your sentiments. Maybe we could push for exceptions being made in non-standard configurations, who are in touch with EGI etc.
>
> Linda.
>
>
OTOH, this might be a good excuse to drop the Condor CPUs from GridPP
(both from their vintage, and the messy setup we have). My comment was
to highlight to those who make the decisions that those decisions may
have unpleasant side-effects.
John
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