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>20.1. Frequently Asked Questions</H1
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>20.1.1. <A
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What is PlumpOS?
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>20.1.2. <A
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Why would I use PlumpOS?
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How does it work?
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>20.1.4. <A
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Where can I go for more help?
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>20.1.5. <A
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Where is your homepage?
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The penguins are gonna eat the poor halibut in the logo!
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>20.1.1. </B
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What is PlumpOS?
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PlumpOS is a mini linux distribution aimed at an easy way to add nodes
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to an openMosix cluster without a lot of work or even thought. The
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original idea came from (and current development is inspired by)
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ClumpOS, the now deceased project by Jean-David Marrow with a very
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similar goal for MOSIX clusters.
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>20.1.2. </B
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Why would I use PlumpOS?
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The first reason to use PlumpOS is to try out openMosix clusters in a
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simple and convenient fashion. The second reason is to add nodes to an
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existing cluster without a lot of work. PlumpOS is in no way a
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replacement for enterprise clusters nor does it strive to be some kind
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of super duper cluster project; it merely presents a quick and easy
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way to turn your average 586+ PC into another node for your cluster.
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How does it work?
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From a developer's standpoint it's somewhat difficult but to the
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common user it's quite simple: simply burn an ISO with all the
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required files on it, pop it into a computer's CDROM drive, boot up
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the PC (making sure there's a working network card and cable
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installed) and there you have one more computer to distribute
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load/forked processes to. Because it's a child/slave node, you have to
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already have an openMosix box up and running to run tasks for PlumpOS
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computers to process. Without a master node, PlumpOS is pretty
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useless. That computer or some other network device must already be
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serving DHCP addresses or you'll find yourself configuring all your
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PlumpOS nodes by hand (which won't make for a happy network
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administrator - but then again that's why we have junior admins ^_^).
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Also, make sure you have the openMosix autodiscovery daemon (aka
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omdiscd) running on your master node. The autodiscovery daemon can be
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found into openMosix's userspace-tools package.
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>20.1.4. </B
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Where can I go for more help?
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Well, for PlumpOS specific help you should join the PlumpOS mailing
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list at <A
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>http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plumpos-general</I
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and ask a question (that wasn't answered on this FAQ) or go to <A
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> <I
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>irc.freenode.net
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#PlumpOS</I
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>. For openMosix related questions you
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should join the openMosix-general or openMosix-devel mailing list at
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or visit <A
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Where is your homepage?
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The official PlumpOS homepage is at <A
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>. You will find updated versions of this document there, as
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well as updated news, info, etc.
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The penguins are gonna eat the poor halibut in the logo!
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Yes, but not to worry: no halibuts were harmed in the making of the
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