Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> Testing would be done with one machine. It would be foolish to test > such a thing on your production network. What if it crashed everything > in sight? > Sure, testing always needs to start at the count of 1, then 2, 10, .... > Once you know you want something, though, you should be able to > install it quickly. If installing kernels on your entire cluster is > difficult, you are not managing you cluster properly. What if you > really need to install new kernels? > Did it yesterday, if I had pressed it it would have been done within ~10-15 minutes (along with other updates) > You should be able to replace arbitrary software on thousands of > machines with a single easy command. If you can't, you aren't spending > enough time on system automation. easy with dsh and fai softupdate :) Cheers Carsten _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
